Posted on February 2, 2016 by Jeff Stein in New York Nonprofit Media New York Nonprofit Media, By Jeff Stein A coalition of homelessness advocates and homeless individuals gathered on the steps of City Hall on Monday to call for a “formal investigation and review into the NYPD’s policing and treatment of homeless New Yorkers.” Members of the nonprofit organization Picture the Homeless gathered to publicize an open letter to NYPD Inspector General Philip Eure, which cites police orders for homeless people to vacate public spaces, as well as the confiscation and destruction of personal belongings, as grounds to open a formal inquiry. The letter, penned by the advocacy group Communities United for Police Reform, is co-signed by over 50 local and national advocacy groups, including the New York Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Constitutional Rights and the Legal Aid Society.
