Advocates discuss involuntary hospitalizations of mentally ill with budget talks in overtime Posted on April 17, 2025 by Errol Louis in NY1 With a deal now made on discovery law reforms, lawmakers must turn their attention to another issue still up for negotiation — the involuntary commitment of people with severe mental illness. ..Read More
New York City Council Approves Bill to Build More Public Bathrooms Posted on April 10, 2025 by Shayla Colon in New York Times After decades of complaints about a lack of public bathrooms in New York City, as well as the thousands of summonses for public urination, the City Council enacted a bill Thursday that aimed to double the number of public restrooms in the city by 2035. ..Read More
City Council to vote on bill to expand NYC’s public restroom access Posted on April 10, 2025 by Erica Brosnan in Spectrum News The City Council is voting Thursday on legislation that would require one public restroom for every 2,000 residents by the year 2035. The plan would significantly expand access to facilities in a city where, by current estimates, just over 1,000 public restroo ..Read More
Really aiding those with mental illness Posted on April 1, 2025 by Dave Giffen in NY Daily News New York is in the midst of both a mental health crisis and homelessness crisis, which is playing out in a very public fashion — on the streets, subways, and other public spaces. But when it comes to proposing a solution to helping the thousands of unhoused ..Read More
How can NYC’s next mayor bring down homelessness? Housing groups weigh in. Posted on March 26, 2025 by Karen Li in Gothamist Coalition for the Homeless, VOCAL-NY, Community Service Society and other nonprofit groups have released a blueprint on how the next mayor can solve homelessness. They cite the pressing affordability crisis, the dismally low apartment vacancy rates and surgi ..Read More
City Council report questions one of Mayor Adams’ signature mental health care programs Posted on March 24, 2025 by Jenna DeAngelis in CBS News CBS News New York’s Jenna DeAngelis has more on how the mayor responded. ..Read More
Homeless advocate on how next mayor should handle issue Posted on March 22, 2025 by Rocco Vertuccio in Spectrum News NY1 Homelessness is a major issue in the race for mayor. Several housing experts recently released a blueprint with their suggestions for how the next mayor should approach the issue. David Giffen, executive director of the Coalition for the Homeless, joined ancho ..Read More
‘PATH’ of progress? Mayor Adams says homeless outreach teams have cleaned up subways – though riders are unconvinced Posted on March 20, 2025 by Dean Moses in am New York Mayor Eric Adams charged on Thursday that his administration has made massive strides in getting those living with homelessness out of the subway system, even as some critics say the impact has been minor. ..Read More
City Tests New Shelter Rules Advocates Warn Will Lead to More Street Homelessness Posted on March 18, 2025 by Gwynne Hogan and Katie Honan in The City Mayor Eric Adams’ Department of Homeless Services is trying out new rules that would create new grounds for kicking residents out of city shelters, THE CITY has learned. ..Read More
