New York is moving homeless people into luxury hotels to protect them against coronavirus and wealthy neighbourhoods aren’t happy Posted on August 10, 2020 by Elizabeth Lepro in The Independent New York was in the midst of a record homelessness crisis even before the coronavirus hit. Some 60,000 people were filling municipal shelters across the city every night. Nearly a third of that number was living in dorm-style facilities for single adults, ..Read More
Coalition for the Homeless Statement on Release of NYC’s Affordable Housing Numbers for FY20 Posted on August 5, 2020 by Elizabeth Lepro Coalition for the Homeless' response to Mayor Bill De Blasio's August, 2020 affordable housing announcement. ..Read More
As The Pandemic Rages On, Homeless Women & Children Are Facing A Dire Future Posted on August 4, 2020 by Elizabeth Lepro in Refinery 29 While most of us have spent seemingly endless months now afraid of COVID-19, our collective fear does not mean we have all been sharing the same risks. As we have seen, the coronavirus is not an equalizer, but rather has affected different groups of Ameri ..Read More
Removing NYPD from Homeless Outreach is a Long-Overdue Positive Step; Here’s What Must Come Next Posted on August 3, 2020 by Elizabeth Lepro in Gotham Gazette As the city gradually reopens, we’ve seen many homeless New Yorkers kicked off the subways without being offered a safe, private alternative place to sleep. In some recent cases, we have seen police officers use unacceptable violence to drag homeless New Y ..Read More
Constance Woodson Worked Hard All Her Life. How Did She End Up Homeless During a Pandemic? Posted on July 23, 2020 by Elizabeth Lepro in Time A few days after her 60th birthday, Constance Woodson took in the early-June sun on a bench in New York City’s Madison Square Park. Masked, except when she sipped her coffee, she reflected on her luck. The good news was that, in the midst of a pandemic, she ..Read More
De Blasio Scales Back NYPD ‘Outreach’ To Homeless Posted on July 17, 2020 by Elizabeth Lepro in WNYC Just a year ago, the mayor had announced an unusually close partnership between the NYPD and Department of Homeless Services. Click ‘Listen’ for the full story. ..Read More
Extreme Summer Heat is Endangering Homeless People Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Posted on July 13, 2020 by Elizabeth Lepro in The Appeal As a “heat dome” descends on much of the country and local governments scramble to provide safe refuges, concern grows over the impact of a novel disease that has ‘totally demolished the homeless people.’ Weeks ago, Keith Britton was staying in a homel ..Read More
NYPD Getting Kicked Out of Homeless Services Posted on July 3, 2020 by Elizabeth Lepro in NY1 It was January and the mayor had something new he wanted to show the media. “Have you ever seen a command center like this in New York City history? I think it’s going to make a huge difference,” Mayor Bill de Blasio told NY1 at the time. “Its ..Read More
Experts fear the end of eviction moratoriums could plunge thousands of people into homelessness Posted on July 3, 2020 by Elizabeth Lepro in CNBC Eviction moratoriums nationwide are set to expire later this month, potentially thrusting tens of thousands of people into a housing crisis. Congress in March passed a federal mandate prohibiting evictions or foreclosures until July 24 in response to the ..Read More
