Number of single adults living in NYC homeless shelters reached all-time high during COVID, fueling death rates: study Posted on April 28, 2021 by Chris Sommerfeldt in NY Daily News The number of single adults living in homeless shelters across the five boroughs reached an all-time high during the pandemic, likely contributing to a disproportionate spike in coronavirus deaths among that population, according to a new study. ..Read More
Coalition Testifies on Homeless Students Posted on April 20, 2021 by Jacquelyn Simone On Friday, April 16th, the Coalition for the Homeless and The Legal Aid Society submitted testimony to the New York City Council’s Committees on Education and General Welfare regarding youth sleeping in shelters and their access to education and related serv ..Read More
Stop stigmatizing homeless New Yorkers Posted on April 19, 2021 by Giselle Routhier in NY Daily News If there is one thing we have learned over the past four decades, it is that New York City cannot police its way out of the homelessness crisis. Far too often, homeless New Yorkers are subject to unnecessary interactions with law enforcement — and sometimes ..Read More
Sleeping Behind The Bronx Zoo: Why Some New Yorkers Choose Streets Over Shelters Posted on April 5, 2021 by Greg B. Smith in The City Anthony Lewis, 62, hunkered down in a tattered blue canvas camping chair on the sidewalk across from the Chrysler Building as a frigid wind raced down 42nd Street. He’d just been given a pair of gloves by a kind passerby. But the parka he wore and the thin b ..Read More
