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NEW YORK — The following statement from Coalition for the Homeless is in response to Mayor de Blasio’s comments that it is time to move homeless residents from hotels back to shelters. “The pandemic is not over. There are people sleeping in shelters who ..Read More

NEW YORK — The following statement from Coalition for the Homeless is in response to the Department of Homeless Services’ release of its Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE) Survey of unsheltered homelessness in New York City, conducted in January ..Read More

2021 Marks 40th Anniversary of the Right to Shelter Advocates Urge Immediate and Large-Scale Action to House Homeless New Yorkers as Homelessness Among Single Adults Soars to All-Time Record High Report Faults City and State for Being Unprepared to Protect Hom ..Read More

NEW YORK, NY — The following statement by Coalition for the Homeless was released today in response to Mayor de Blasio’s recent order for more policing of homeless New Yorkers in midtown Manhattan: “Mayor de Blasio’s plan to deploy police offi ..Read More

Originally published in The New York Daily News If there is one thing we have learned over the past four decades, it is that New York City cannot police its way out of the homelessness crisis. Far too often, homeless New Yorkers are subject to unnecessary inte ..Read More

Analysis Highlights the Need for Solutions that Provide Safety, Dignity, and Agency for Individuals on the Streets, and Fewer Barriers to Housing Access The Coalition for the Homeless released a new report, View From the Street, summarizing the findings of mor ..Read More

The following statement from Dave Giffen, Executive Director at Coalition for the Homeless, was released in response to the racist acts of violence against members of the AAPI community in Atlanta, New York City, and elsewhere. “The Coalition for the Hom ..Read More

Originally published in The New York Daily News Gov. Cuomo’s perennial preaching on homelessness is meant to reassure us all that he knows just what to do about a seemingly intractable problem. But, as with so many other issues, our state’s chief executive ..Read More

Coalition for the Homeless, Human.nyc, and Riders Alliance delivered an open letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio last week, urging both New York leaders to take decisive action by investing in housing and support services for people who s ..Read More