Advantage Tenants: January Rent Will Be Paid! Posted on January 19, 2012 by GISELLE ROUTHIER The City has announced it will pay Advantage rents for January. These payments will only be made for Advantage tenants currently within their lease period. If you incurred late fees for January, or any previous months, please call 311 and request that DHS pay ..Read More
Groups call on Albany to Close Corporate Tax Loopholes Posted on January 10, 2012 by GISELLE ROUTHIER As a coalition of organizations gathered today to call on Albany to close corporate tax loopholes, this article appeared in the Wall Street Journal, articulating exactly the problem created by these loopholes: “The percentage of U.S. corporations orga ..Read More
New Yorkers Open Their Hearts this Holiday Season Posted on December 23, 2011 by Sarah Murphy By Marisa Butler We spent the last few weeks overwhelmed by the kindness of our fellow New Yorkers as we received deliveries of toys by the hundreds each day. We completed drives with a record 35 businesses including ING, Macys, New York Life, Lightyear Capita ..Read More
Treasure&Bond Store Partners with the Coalition Posted on December 20, 2011 by Sarah Murphy The new SoHo boutique Treasure&Bond has partnered with the Coalition to donate half of its profits from November 2011 through January 2012 toward our summer camp and after school program – with the other fifty percent also going to charity. This in ..Read More
No Room at the Inn: The City’s Heartless Shelter Denial Rules Posted on December 20, 2011 by Patrick Markee City officials keep trying to spin their proposed new rules that deny shelter to homeless New Yorkers. But the reality is that the mean-spirited rules would force countless homeless people out onto the streets. Today the Huffington Post noted the rising oppo ..Read More
Advantage Tenants: December Rent will be Paid! Posted on December 16, 2011 by Giselle Routhier The City has announced it will pay Advantage rents for December, including any late fees that were incurred due to this late decision. These payments will only be made for Advantage tenants currently within their lease period. If you incurred late fees for No ..Read More
ARTWALK NY Raises Over $880,000 Posted on December 13, 2011 by Maria Fregoso This November, in an effort to raise funds and awareness for the Coalition’s programs, nearly 900 New Yorkers gathered at Skylight Soho for the 17th annual ARTWALK NY. Co-chaired by Alec Baldwin, Richard Gere and Carey Lowell, with honorary chair, Coco R ..Read More
Fighting City Efforts to Close the Shelter Door [UPDATE: More Good News for Now] Posted on December 9, 2011 by Patrick Markee [UPDATE: This morning, following a brief hearing in New York State Supreme Court, the City once again agreed with the Legal Aid Society and Coalition for the Homeless NOT to implement restrictive new shelter eligibility rules for homeless adults. The City agre ..Read More
A Little Girl Makes a Big Difference Posted on December 8, 2011 by Sarah Murphy I guess you could say I got an early visit from Santa this year. Last week, just as I was getting ready to begin my pre-holiday funk, a big dose of holiday spirit came to the Coalition. Standing at the elevator, I ran into a little girl carrying in two bags bi ..Read More
