Little Being Done to Address New York’s Prison-to-Shelter Pipeline Posted on June 3, 2022 by Sarah Murphy in Gotham Gazette Two out of five people returning to New York City from prison last year were released to a shelter or another placement for homeless adults, according to the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS). At roughly 2,050 people, i ..Read More
Records show Eric Adams visited fewer NYC homeless shelters than touted Posted on June 5, 2022 by Sarah Murphy in New York Post Mayor Eric Adams visited just three homeless shelters despite pledging to make unannounced inspections at facilities in the scandal-scarred system, The Post has learned. And only one of those surprise drop-ins is on the books, as is mandated by the s ..Read More
Mental Health Awareness Month: Housing and Supports Are Keys to Stability Posted on May 26, 2022 by Taysha Milagros Clark May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and too often, we hear people conflate mental illness and homelessness, thereby perpetuating harmful stereotypes. Such misconceptions deflect attention from the root causes of homelessness and obscure the underlying struct ..Read More
NYC Installs WiFi at Every Family Homeless Shelter Following Legal Settlement Posted on May 25, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in City Limits In November 2020, after months of pandemic-induced school closures and remote learning, Legal Aid and the law firm Milbank filed a lawsuit on behalf of three families with children in shelter that accused the city of violating their state constitutional right ..Read More
Discrimination Weakens Tool for Reducing N.Y. Homelessness, Lawsuit Says Posted on May 25, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in The New York Times Vouchers, which help people afford rent, have long been seen as a key to solving the nation’s housing woes. But in New York City, a broken oversight system is undermining their effectiveness, advocates say. ..Read More
Inside look at the front lines of Mayor Adams’ homeless crackdown on NYC subway Posted on May 20, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in New York Daily News As a dozen social workers flooded the South Ferry station at the end of the No. 1 line shortly after midnight Thursday, city Department of Social Services Commissioner Gary Jenkins urged the staff to treat everyone they encounter with “dignity and respect.†..Read More
Today’s Read: NYC Advocates Say Mayor Eric Adams’ Street Sweeps Aren’t Working Posted on May 19, 2022 by Casey O'Hara Mayor Adams’ police-focused strategy to sweep unsheltered New Yorkers out of sight is misguided and further perpetuates the crisis of homelessness during a time when homelessness is at its highest levels since the Great Depression: More than 48,000 individua ..Read More
How unhoused New Yorkers feel about Mayor Adams’ homelessness initiatives Posted on May 18, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in NBC News Three months ago, Mayor Eric Adams unveiled New York City’s subway safety plan, designed to combat rising crime and homelessness. NBC News’ Isa Gutiérrez explains why critics claim the proposal is creating more harm than good. ..Read More
Desamparados en el sistema de trenes de NYC Posted on May 17, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in Telemundo47 Nuestro reportero Eliecer Marte se adentra en el sistema de trenes para analizar la realidad de las personas sin hogar y el efecto de las polÃticas de la ciudad. ..Read More
