Legal Aid, Coalition for the Homeless Condemn Mayo Posted on May 10, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez (NEW YORK, NY) – The Legal Aid Society and Coalition for the Homeless issued the following statement, condemning Mayor Eric Adams for Executive Order 402, which will suspend key protections of Right to Shelter laws for homeless families with children: “Ear ..Read More
Joint Statement from Legal Aid, Coalition for the Posted on May 8, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez (NEW YORK, NY) – The Legal Aid Society and Coalition for the Homeless released the following joint statement on the City sheltering families with children at the New York City Police Department’s former police academy building in Manhattan: “Late last ni ..Read More
Joint Statement from The Legal Aid Society and the Posted on May 5, 2023 by Sarah Murphy NEW YORK, NY — The following is a joint statement from the Coalition for the Homeless and The Legal Aid Society: “The City is struggling to meet its legal obligation to comply with local law and multiple court orders to ensure shelter for anyone in nee ..Read More
Coalition for the Homeless Statement on Tragic Kil Posted on May 3, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez NEW YORK, NY — The following statement can be attributed to Dave Giffen, Executive Director with Coalition for the Homeless: “This horrific incident is yet another reminder of Governor Hochuls’ and Mayor Adams’ complete failure to provid ..Read More
Opinion: NYC must protect its homeless people from Posted on April 7, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez Originally published in the New York Daily News For the past three years, the city Department of Homeless Services (DHS) has taken steps to protect vulnerable homeless people from COVID-19. However, despite the ongoing threat that new viral variants continue t ..Read More
Coalition for the Homeless Responds to Mayor Adams Posted on March 2, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez NEW YORK, NY — The following statement can be attributed to Dave Giffen, Executive Director with Coalition for the Homeless: “While we appreciate Mayor Adams’ focus on the mental health crisis and the urgent need for more mental health resource ..Read More
Legal Aid, Coalition for the Homeless Respond to M Posted on January 27, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez (NEW YORK, NY) – The Legal Aid Society and Coalition for the Homeless issued the following statement in response to Mayor Eric Adams’ remarks on WNYC’s Morning Edition suggesting once again that asylum seekers are not entitled to New York’s Right to Sh ..Read More
Legal Aid, Coalition for the Homeless Respond to M Posted on January 25, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez (NEW YORK, NY) – The Legal Aid Society and Coalition for the Homeless issued the following statement in response to Mayor Eric Adams’ remarks on WABC’s “Sid & Friends in the Morning” suggesting that asylum seekers are not entitled to New York’s ..Read More
Coalition for the Homeless Statement on HOPE Surve Posted on January 24, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez NEW YORK, January 24, 2023 — The following statement is in response to the Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE) Survey results and can be attributed to David Giffen, Executive Director for the Coalition for the Homeless. “As we have said time and t ..Read More
