Coalition for the Homeless Responds to Recent Mayo Posted on September 19, 2024 by Gresham Today, Coalition for the Homeless Executive Director David Giffen issued the following statement on Mayor Adams’ recent release that applauses the record-breaking data permanent housing placements for homeless New Yorkers: ..Read More
Joint Statement from Legal Aid, Coalition for the Posted on August 16, 2024 by Gresham The Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless released the following joint statement ahead of the City’s planned encampment sweep of Randall’s Island scheduled for this coming Monday: ..Read More
Legal Aid, Coalition for the Homeless Condemn Mayo Posted on August 2, 2024 by Gresham The Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless released the following statement in response to Mayor Eric Adams’ temporary displacement, and search and seizure of roughly 3,000 new arrivals currently residing at Randall’s Island: “Temporarily d ..Read More
State of the Homeless Report Finds Mayor Adams and Posted on August 1, 2024 by Gresham Today, the Coalition for the Homeless released its annual State of the Homeless report, titled Rights Under Attack, Leadership in Retreat. The report focuses on the Mayor’s and Governor’s performance with regard to shelter capacity, access, conditions, and ..Read More
Coalition For The Homeless Responds to SCOTUS Gran Posted on June 28, 2024 by Gresham NEW YORK — Today, Coalition for the Homeless Executive Director David Giffen issued the following statement on the United States Supreme Court decision to grant local municipalities the ability to criminalize homelessness in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. J ..Read More
Advocates Seek to File Amicus Brief Over City’s Posted on April 23, 2024 by Gresham Suit seeks enactment of CityFHEPS reform passed into law by Council override of Adams’ veto. Legislation would remove barriers to housing vouchers, preventing tens of thousands of New Yorkers from becoming homeless while saving the City thousands of dollars ..Read More
Coalition for the Homeless Denounces State Budget Posted on April 20, 2024 by Gresham With homelessness at an all-time high, the Governor and Legislature’s budget puts more money in the pockets of real estate moguls and does nothing for low-income New Yorkers. ..Read More
The Callahan deal is not a victory Posted on March 22, 2024 by Gresham in NY Daily News Last May, Mayor Adams and Gov. Hochul initiated an attack on New York’s legal right to shelter for single adults based upon two faulty premises: first, that the city needed more flexibility in responding to the influx of thousands of... ..Read More
Legal Aid, Coalition for the Homeless announce set Posted on March 15, 2024 by Gresham (NEW YORK, NY) – The Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless, following a court-supervised mediation led by New York State Supreme Court Judge Gerald Lebovits, announced a settlement with the City to end the government’s legal challenge to New ..Read More
