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(NEW YORK, NY) – The Legal Aid Society and Coalition for the Homeless issued the following joint statement on the City’s application regarding critical Right to Shelter protections: “For more than 40 years, Callahan has served as a lifeline for co ..Read More

(NEW YORK, NY) – The Legal Aid Society and Coalition for the Homeless issued the following statement on Mayor Eric Adams Extending Executive Order 402: “Earlier today, Mayor Eric Adams extended Executive Order 402, which needlessly suspends key protections ..Read More

(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

(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

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

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

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

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

(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