Talking budget: Involuntary commitment Posted on May 22, 2025 by Gresham Worth in Brooklyn Eagle Daily This month, Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state legislature took one of the most significant policy steps of the year when they ratified the 2025 state budget, allocating $254 billion of state funding and mixing in a few controversial policy measures as well… ..Read More
The 2025 Nonprofit Trailblazers: Innovative leaders serving vulnerable New Yorkers. Posted on May 19, 2025 by Gresham Worth in City & State New York Dave Giffen first joined the Coalition for the Homeless in 1988 as a volunteer and returned in 2012 to lead the venerable organization through one of its most challenging eras… ..Read More
Advocates discuss involuntary hospitalizations of mentally ill with budget talks in overtime Posted on April 17, 2025 by Gresham Worth 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 Gresham Worth 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 Gresham Worth 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 Gresham Worth 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 Gresham Worth 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 Gresham Worth 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 Gresham Worth 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
