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The Coalition for the Homeless and The Legal Aid Society issued the following statement on the newly announced opening of the Pearl Street Safe Haven shelter in Lower Manhattan: “We strongly support the City’s decision to fast-track the opening of a new lo ..Read More

The Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless released the following statement in response to Emergency Executive Order No. 2 issued by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani: “Today’s Emergency Executive Order is an encouraging step in the right di ..Read More

The Coalition for the Homeless commends the New York City Council for standing up for low-income New Yorkers by overriding the Mayor’s veto of Intro 1372. This crucial action reverses an ill-conceived Department of Social Services rule that would have requir ..Read More

This op-ed was first published in City Limits News, on November 6, 2025: “Every step we need to take to get out of the shelter system involves using the internet to access resources, apply for jobs, and submit rental applications. You might think shelters wo ..Read More

The Legal Aid Society, together with the Coalition for the Homeless, Women in Need, and Neighbors Together, today won a lawsuit upholding an injunction preventing the City of New York from abruptly eliminating the longstanding Unit Hold Incentive for property ..Read More

The Coalition for the Homeless, Neighbors Together, Safety Net Project-Urban Justice Center and VOCAL-NY lead protest at DHS headquarters calling for stop to Sanctions policy roll out  Dozens of advocates, shelter residents, and concerned New Yorkers gathered ..Read More

Number of New Yorkers in Shelters Quietly Grew by 11.5% in 2024, as Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul Continue Failing to Focus on Proven Solutions New York, NY – Today, the Coalition for the Homeless published its annual State of the Homeless report: Nowh ..Read More