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NEW YORK — The following statement from the Coalition for the Homeless may be attributed to Shelly Nortz, Deputy Executive Director for Policy, in response to the inauguration of New York Governor Kathy Hochul on August 24, 2021: “The Coalition for the Hom ..Read More

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Originally published in CityLimits ‘What low-income renters and homeless New Yorkers really need is Section 8 for all: housing assistance offered as an entitlement for everyone who qualifies.’ The pandemic has laid bare the economic and health-related vuln ..Read More

NEW YORK — The following statement from Coalition for the Homeless is in response to the City’s decision to begin moving homeless New Yorkers out of hotels and back to congregate shelters. “We stand in solidarity with our homeless neighbors who a ..Read More

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