How Can NYC Make Shelters Safer? We Asked Four People on the Front Lines Posted on March 14, 2022 by Reuven Blau in The City People openly smoke crack in bed. Weapons like brass knuckles and stun guns are stashed inside lockers. And there’s the constant fear of being assaulted or robbed. ..Read More
Advocates react to shootings of two homeless men Posted on March 13, 2022 by Arnold Davick in NY1 Advocates for homeless New Yorkers are reacting after two homeless men were shot Saturday morning, one of them fatally. For Shams DaBaron, who experienced homelessness for many years, it brings back memories of the times he had to sleep on the streets. ..Read More
New York grapples with best way to treat severe mental illness Posted on March 7, 2022 by David Lombardo in The Capitol Pressroom March 7, 2022 – High-profile incidents involving mentally-ill, homeless New Yorkers has prompted state policymakers to offer up temporary solutions for helping people with severe mental illness. Coalition for the Homeless Deputy Executive Director for Policy ..Read More
City’s subway safety policy collides with reality as enforcement begins Posted on March 4, 2022 by Chau Lam in Gothamist The woman sitting on her walker in a tiled corridor at Penn Station wouldn’t give her name, but her story illustrated the cat-and-mouse game that plays out between the authorities and homeless people seeking shelter in the nation’s busiest transportation h ..Read More
Today’s Read: A Mental Health Crisis Grips the City Posted on March 4, 2022 by Zoë Johnson Recent high-profile tragedies and newly announced government initiatives have focused increased attention on the unmet needs of unsheltered homeless people, including those struggling with mental illnesses. In mid-February, Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy ..Read More
Losing hope on the streets: A mental health crisis grips the city Posted on March 3, 2022 by Courtney Gross in NY1 It’s just after 3 a.m. in mid-February. It’s the end of the line – the E train in Queens. Car after car, New Yorkers have taken to the subway, some in desperate need of medical care or social services and housing. ..Read More
NYC subway crackdown sends 22 homeless people from trains, stations to shelters — Adams says it’s a start Posted on March 3, 2022 by Clayton Guse in New York Daily News Outreach workers convinced 22 homeless people to leave the subways for shelters during the first week of a citywide crackdown on the destitute, according to Mayor Adams’ office. ..Read More
