Two homeless New Yorkers struck and killed in subway tunnel Posted on April 30, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in NY1 Vita Edwards can often be found at the 145th Street station along the 1 line. She is homeless. It’s the station where Friday morning, police arrived to find a man and woman dead in one of the tunnels after being struck by a southbound 1 train. Edwards told N ..Read More
Amid crackdown on homeless people in the subway and encampments, city to close shelter in Financial District Posted on April 25, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in Gothamist New York City plans to move homeless people out of a former hotel in the Financial District and end its “long-term use” of the property as a shelter, a spokesperson for the city agency that oversees homeless services confirmed to Gothamist. ..Read More
Concerns raised about NYC’s plan to close homeless shelter at Radisson Hotel in Manhattan Posted on April 25, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in CBS2 News NEW YORK — Hundreds of homeless New Yorkers are trying to figure out where they will go next, as the city plans to shut down a Manhattan shelter. ..Read More
Adams Adds $171M for Homeless Services to Proposed City Budget Posted on April 25, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in Commercial Observer Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday announced a plan to pump $171 million into the city’s shelter system that would create 1,400 new beds to address homelessness in New York City. ..Read More
Mayor: City to invest in ‘safe haven’ shelters, outreach for New Yorkers experiencing homelessness Posted on April 24, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in Gothamist Mayor Eric Adams’s executive budget plan for the coming year will include $171 million in funding for alternatives to conventional homeless shelters, officials said Sunday. ..Read More
Finding shelter for New York City’s homeless is a bureaucratic nightmare Posted on April 18, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in Crain’s New York On a frigid Wednesday morning in March, Marg Curran scanned the streets of East Harlem through the windows of a Toyota Rav4. Curran and Alexandra Long, in the passenger seat, kept an eye out for tents, electric-blue tarps draped over discarded furniture, shopp ..Read More
At Bronx Welcome Center, NYC Tests New Approach to Shelter for Street Homeless Posted on April 15, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in City Limits The site opened to people moving off the streets and subways on March 28, amid significant backlash to ongoing homeless sweeps and calls by advocates and some elected officials for the city to use hotel rooms as low-barrier, private spaces for people bedding d ..Read More
Protests Mount Over Mayor’s ‘Cruel’ Homeless Encampment Sweeps Posted on April 12, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in Patch NEW YORK, NY — A movement to physically stop Mayor Eric Adams’ controversial clean-up of homeless encampments is growing across the city as activists urge the mayor to take on new methods of helping unhoused New Yorkers. ..Read More
Coalition for the homeless says Mayor Adams’ homeless plan misses the mark Posted on April 10, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in Spectrum News NY1 Jacquelyn Simone, policy director with Coalition for the Homeless, joins ‘In Focus’ to discuss Mayor Adams’ clearing of homeless encampments throughout the city. ..Read More
