Signal Boost: Jacquelyn Simone! Posted on March 30, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in Signal Boost Policy Director at the Coalition for the Homeless Jacquelyn Simone joins Zerlina and Jess on the show to discuss NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ latest plans to clear out homeless encampments and similar crackdowns on unhoused folks happening across the country. ..Read More
Adams plows ahead with clearing homeless encampments Posted on March 30, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in Politico What does New York City Mayor Eric Adams have in common with a piece of broccoli? ..Read More
Don’t remove homeless camps, says advocate Posted on March 29, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in Fox 5 Homeless advocates say that by removing homeless encampments the Adams administration is not addressing the route cause of homelessness. ..Read More
In NYC, the Long Road From Shelter to Public Housing Gets Longer Posted on March 28, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in City Limits Natasha Logan got the good news in September 2020. After more than a decade on the NYCHA waiting list, she was found eligible for an apartment. ..Read More
Homeless advocates rail against Adams plan to take encampments off the sidewalks of New York Posted on March 27, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in amNY Homeless rights advocates and organizations admonished Mayor Eric Adams after he announced his administration’s plan to remove homeless encampments from the streets of New York. ..Read More
Adams says he’s kicking homeless New Yorkers out of their encampments. Where will they go? Posted on March 26, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in Gothamist Just weeks after embarking on a campaign to boot unsheltered New Yorkers out of the subway system, Mayor Eric Adams says he’s removing their encampments from the streets as well. ..Read More
Mayor Eric Adams plans to clear NYC of makeshift homeless encampments, sparking criticism from advocates Posted on March 26, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in New York Daily News A city homeless advocacy group, in a Saturday broadside, blasted Mayor Adams over his plan to remove people from the makeshift outdoor encampments now called home by hundreds of the dispossessed. ..Read More
Lost and forgotten: Record number of homeless died in New York last year, report finds Posted on March 22, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in amNY A record number of New York homeless people died last year, according to a new report by the group Coalition for the Homeless, who called on the city and state to fund more housing units and remove cops from outreach responses to the Big Apple’s unhoused. ..Read More
Overnight on the trains: The subway safety plan a month in Posted on March 22, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in NY1 At around 1 a.m. Tuesday, a group of NYPD officers was taking on some new tasks. An officer taps on the metal poll inside a subway car. “Can you have a seat please? You need shelter services?” he asks a man lying down. The person slowly sits up. ..Read More
