Joint Statement from Legal Aid, Coalition for the Posted on November 29, 2023 by Gresham Worth “Denying new arrivals shelter has resulted in dozens of people sleeping on sidewalks awaiting placement and exposed to 20-degree weather, an egregious breach of the City’s legal and moral obligation to provide shelter in a timely fashion to anyone in need. ..Read More
Op-ed: Helping Homeless People Who Are Mentally Il Posted on November 28, 2023 by Gresham Worth in New York Times “Behind Acts of Violence, Years of Mistakes” (front page, Nov. 21) effectively underscores the decades of neglect, underfunding and mismanagement that have made New York’s mental health system such a resounding failure for so many people in our city. ..Read More
ARTWALK NY Gala Honoring Jenny Holzer Raises Over Posted on November 17, 2023 by Gresham Worth Hundreds of people from New York’s art, philanthropy, business, and activist communities gathered at Powerhouse Arts in Brooklyn to celebrate the return of ARTWALK NY, the city’s premier art auction and fundraising gala benefiting the Coalition for the Hom ..Read More
Legal Aid, Coalition for the Homeless Call on Adam Posted on November 1, 2023 by Sarah Murphy The Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless, following a tour of Floyd Bennett Field yesterday, called on the Adams Administration to abandon its plan to shelter families with children in a semi-congregate setting at the facility... ..Read More
Descendants of the New Deal Architects send letter Posted on October 31, 2023 by Sarah Murphy Today, a group of descendants of the original architects of the New Deal sent a letter to Governor Hochul urging her to honor the values established by their grandparents... ..Read More
Joint Statement from Legal Aid, Coalition for the Posted on October 25, 2023 by Sarah Murphy “Passing out tents as winter approaches is not only a mockery of the City’s legal and moral obligation to provide safe shelter to people without homes... ..Read More
Statement from Legal Aid, Coalition for the Homele Posted on October 19, 2023 by Sarah Murphy “We welcome the court directing the parties into mediation to both build off of the recent solutions we have secured and identify additional resources... ..Read More
Legal Aid, Coalition for the Homeless Respond to S Posted on October 18, 2023 by Sarah Murphy “For months, Governor Hochul has been missing in action, refusing to use her power and authority to galvanize the full weight of the State to meet this moment,” said Adriene Holder, Chief Attorney of the Civil Practice at The Legal Aid Society. ..Read More
Statement in Response to Mayor Eric Adams’ Basel Posted on October 17, 2023 by Sarah Murphy “Since last year, we’ve had constant communications and many meetings with the Adams Administration, including with deputy mayors and agency commissioners, on solutions City Hall can pursue to meet the needs of new arrivals... ..Read More
