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Author: Avonna Zheng

State Budget’s First Victim? NYC’s Homeless Families!

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in Gothamist
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Liz Krueger: Don’t Play Politics with Homeless Families

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in Huffington Post
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100 Wealthy NYers call for extension of PIT Surcharge

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in Readmedia
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Groups Start Ad Blitz For Millionaires Tax

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in Politics on the Hudson
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Mayor Bloomberg’s Unlawful, Irresponsible Threat to Displace 15,000 Formerly-Homeless Families

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Avonna Zheng
In yet another example of fear-mongering and misleading the public, the Bloomberg administration threatened today to cut off rent subsidies for 15,000 formerly-homeless families — and the Coalition vowed to stop this unlawful action. As part of its incr ..Read More

The Art of Homeless Children

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in City Limits
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Aeropostale and DoSomething.org Collect Over One Million Jeans for Homeless Teens

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in DoSomething.org
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Public Advocate de Blasio Declares War On NYC Slumlords

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in CBS New York
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iCarly’s Sorry About Making Fun Of Homelessness

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in Huffington Post
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  • In November 2025, 101,978 people slept each night in NYC shelters.
  • 70 percent of those in shelters were members of homeless families, including 34,393 children

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