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The Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless issued the following statement calling on the City to bolster measures to protect unhoused New Yorkers ahead of this weekend’s frigid weather and subzero temperatures: “With 17 New Yorkers already...

The Coalition for the Homeless and The Legal Aid Society issued the following statement on the newly announced opening of the Pearl Street Safe Haven shelter in Lower Manhattan: “We strongly support the City’s decision to fast-track the opening of a new...

The Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless released the following statement in response to Emergency Executive Order No. 2 issued by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani: “Today’s Emergency Executive Order is an encouraging step in the right...

The Coalition for the Homeless commends the New York City Council for standing up for low-income New Yorkers by overriding the Mayor’s veto of Intro 1372. This crucial action reverses an ill-conceived Department of Social Services rule that would have...

This op-ed was first published in City Limits News, on November 6, 2025: “Every step we need to take to get out of the shelter system involves using the internet to access resources, apply for jobs, and submit rental applications. You might think shelters...

New York, NY – Last night, hundreds of artists, art lovers, and compassionate New Yorkers gathered to celebrate the profound impact of the arts community and support the vital work of the Coalition For The Homeless at ARTWALK NY, the city’s premier art...

The Legal Aid Society, together with the Coalition for the Homeless, Women in Need, and Neighbors Together, today won a lawsuit upholding an injunction preventing the City of New York from abruptly eliminating the longstanding Unit Hold Incentive for property...

The Coalition for the Homeless, Neighbors Together, Safety Net Project-Urban Justice Center and VOCAL-NY lead protest at DHS headquarters calling for stop to Sanctions policy roll out  Dozens of advocates, shelter residents, and concerned New Yorkers...

Number of New Yorkers in Shelters Quietly Grew by 11.5% in 2024, as Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul Continue Failing to Focus on Proven Solutions New York, NY – Today, the Coalition for the Homeless published its annual State of the Homeless report:...

This spring, New York City proposed a new research study on pregnant people seeking shelter that raises significant ethical and methodological concerns. The study would randomly assign pregnant people arriving at the city’s Prevention Assistance and...