Author: Patrick Markee

A controversial study of the Homebase prevention program found that it did little to prevent homelessness and saved a mere $140 per family. But Mayor Bloomberg still stubbornly withholds permanent housing aid that would both reduce NYC’s record homeless shel ..Read More

Today’s New York Times includes an amazing editorial spotlighting the historic crisis of New York City homelessness, the failures of Mayor Bloomberg’s flawed policies, and the challenges ahead for the next mayor. The editorial, entitled “The Forgotten ..Read More

Amidst all-time record NYC homelessness, the Bloomberg administration released its latest flawed “guesstimate” of street homelessness, claiming that the numbers have declined despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. The City’s latest HOPE survey es ..Read More

UPDATE:  Today NY State Supreme Court Justice Magaret Chan extended her temporary order protecting Sandy survivors in hotels from eviction by the City.  The injunction is extended until May 15th, and a hearing will be held two days before that to decide what ..Read More

Today’s New York Observer has one of the best long-form news reports in recent memory about soaring NYC family homelessness. The article, “The Return of Hooverville: The Deepening Crisis of Family Homelessness,” links the everyday struggles of one home ..Read More

As New York Daily News columnist Albor Ruiz writes in a powerful new column, “the figures don’t lie…. New York City is facing a homelessness crisis of record-breaking proportions.” There is no two ways around it: Mayor Bloomberg’s homeless policy ha ..Read More

This eloquent, impassioned letter to Mayor Bloomberg was written by Tim Campbell, the Coalition’s Director of Programs. It appeared this weekend here, on the Huffington Post, with an introduction by Mary Brosnahan, the Coalition’s President. Here is Mary� ..Read More

Closing out a week of stubbornly avoiding responsibility for New York City’s record homeless shelter population, Mayor Bloomberg today launched an attack on NYC’s legal right to shelter – including fantastical claims about private jets and limos whisking ..Read More

Refusing to take responsibility for the record-high 50,000+ homeless people in NYC shelters, Mayor Bloomberg and his officials have instead launched a series of baseless attacks on homeless advocates. Here we fact-check the attacks. Coalition for the Homeless� ..Read More