The Latest on the City’s Plans to Move Homeless New Yorkers Back to Shelters Posted on July 16, 2021 by admin in The Brian Lehrer Show WNYC The city was in the midst of moving homeless people from hotels and into shelters, where the conditions are crowded, and COVID is a bigger risk, when a judge blocked the city’s plan. Jacquelyn Simone, senior policy analyst for Coalition for the Homeles ..Read More
N.Y.C.’s Plan to Move Homeless People From Hotels Is Blocked by a Judge Posted on July 13, 2021 by admin in The New York Times New York City’s plan to move 8,000 homeless people out of hotels and into barracks-style shelters was disrupted on Tuesday when a federal judge ruled that officials were not adequately considering the health of those being moved. The ruling blocks the city f ..Read More
Homeless in hotels can stay put for now, says federal judge who orders NYC to improve plan for moving them to shelters Posted on July 13, 2021 by admin in NY Daily News Homeless people moved to hotels during the COVID pandemic can stay put for a while longer while the city works out a better plan for returning them to shelters, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. “The public has an interest in ensuring that disabled, homeless pe ..Read More
Judge allows homeless residents to remain in hotels for now Posted on July 13, 2021 by admin in NY1 Homeless New Yorkers residing in hotels will be allowed to remain for now, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The ruling, handed down by Judge Gregory Howard Woods, mandates that the city must meet certain requirements before it can transfer residents back t ..Read More
Disabled Homeless New Yorkers Sue City for Putting Them Back in Shelters Posted on July 9, 2021 by Elizabeth Lepro in Newsweek Homeless New Yorkers are suing city officials for moving them out of hotel rooms to shelters without notice. The Legal Aid Society and Jenner & Block LLP filed a motion in the Southern District of New York on Thursday accusing the city of violating its obl ..Read More
Shelter Residents Challenge de Blasio’s Homeless Hotel Clearance Policy in Court Posted on July 8, 2021 by admin in City Limits The legal motion, filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court, accuses the city of a one-size-fits-all strategy that violates the rights of disabled shelter residents to accessible dwellings. A group of homeless New Yorkers with disabilities are taking legal act ..Read More
NYC Faces Legal Challenge Over Decision To Move Homeless New Yorkers Back to Shelters Posted on July 9, 2021 by admin in Gothamist The city’s decision to move homeless New Yorkers from hotels back into congregate shelters is being challenged in federal court. On Thursday, the Legal Aid Society filed a motion in the Southern District of New York, arguing the city was violating its obliga ..Read More
Opinion: It’s Time to Make Housing Vouchers Universal Posted on June 28, 2021 by admin in City Limits The pandemic has laid bare the economic and health-related vulnerabilities facing so many New Yorkers and highlighted the urgent need to provide everyone with access to both affordable housing and quality health care. Indeed, one of the most salient lessons of ..Read More
De Blasio wants homeless New Yorkers to be moved from hotels to shelters Posted on June 16, 2021 by Elizabeth Lepro in NY1 NEW YORK — The city intends to move thousands of homeless New Yorkers who have been staying in hotels back into shelters, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday. Shelter residents were moved to hotels temporarily to accommodate social-distancing require ..Read More
