Shelters Are Overloaded. Will a New Agreement Help? Posted on March 18, 2024 by Gresham in New York Times The city has negotiated a deal that will limit single migrants to 30-day shelter stays. Officials hope it will ease the crunch without increasing street homelessness. ..Read More
Attorney talks about new settlement for right-to-shelter law Posted on March 18, 2024 by Gresham in Spectrum News Josh Goldfein, a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society’s Civil Practice, joined "Inside City Hall" to talk about the Right-to-Shelter law. On Friday, the city announced a settlement with the Legal Aid Society over the Right-to-Shelter law... ..Read More
NYC Narrows Re-Sheltering Rights for Recently-Arrived Immigrants Posted on March 15, 2024 by Gresham in City Limits The Coalition for the Homeless reached a settlement with the City of New York Friday, adding new emergency terms to the 1981 decree that paved the way for the city’s unique right to a shelter bed. ..Read More
TODAY’S READ: Settlement reached over Right to Shelter law in New York City Posted on March 16, 2024 by Coalition for the Homeless Watch the video here. NEW YORK (WABC) — The legal agreement between New York City and homeless advocates scales back the decades-old ‘Right to Shelter’ law as the city tries to find housing for thousands of migrant adults. The terms of the se ..Read More
Settlement reached over ‘Right to Shelter’ law in New York City Posted on March 15, 2024 by Gresham in ABC7 NY NEW YORK (WABC) -- The legal agreement between New York City and homeless advocates scales back the decades-old 'Right to Shelter' law as the city tries to find housing for thousands of migrant adults. ..Read More
The Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, the Preliminary Capital Plan for Fiscal Years 2024-2028, and the Fiscal 2024 Preliminary Mayor’s Management Report: Coalition for the Homeless and Legal Aid Society submit testimony Posted on March 14, 2024 by G. Worth On March 11, 2024, The Coalition for the Homeless and Legal Aid Society testified before the New York City Council’s Committee on General Welfare. As the independent monitor of the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) shelter system and counsel in cases tha ..Read More
NYC subway safety plan targeting the homeless shows hints of promise but significant problems Posted on March 9, 2024 by Gresham in New York Daily News ..Read More
Unbossed and Unbought: Shirley Chisholm and her enduring influence in New York City Posted on March 7, 2024 by G. Worth March is Women’s History Month, a celebration dedicated to commemorating and uplifting the contributions of women throughout our Nation’s history. Few have left such an enduring legacy on New York City as Shirley Chisholm. On November 24, 1924, Chishol ..Read More
The Oversight Hearing on DSS manipulation of monthly eligibility rate reporting and intros: Coalition for the Homeless and the Legal Aid Society submit testimony Posted on March 5, 2024 by G. Worth On March 01, 2024, The Coalition for the Homeless and The Legal Aid Society submitted testimony to the New York City Council’s Committee on General Welfare in response to findings by the Department of Investigation regarding manipulation of monthly eligibili ..Read More
