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We the Commuters: Homelessness in the Subways
We the Commuters goes live-in-studio with a look at homelessness in the subways, hosted by Shumita Basu along with her fellow WNYC and Gothamist reporters. The number of people sleeping on the trains ... Read more
Working Homeless Would Be Forced To Save Money Under Controversial NYC Proposal
Homeless advocates and elected officials on Tuesday voiced their opposition to the city’s plan to require working homeless New Yorkers to set aside 30 percent of their paychecks into a government-controlled ... Read more
Cuomo’s Focus On Subway Homelessness Ignores Root Causes Of Crisis He Helped Create, Advocates Say
Appalled by the conditions on a subway system that he hasn’t ridden since 2016, Governor Andrew Cuomo wrote a letter to the MTA in July, directing them to do something about the homeless people who ... Read more
Opinion: Listening to What NYC’s Homeless Students Have to Tell Us
The first day of school is a day of promise and possibility for the more than 1.1 million students in our city schools. But the one out of ten students in New York City schools who are homeless face formidable ... Read more
Activists Call on de Blasio to Provide More Housing for the Homeless
As the de Blasio administration looks to devote more resources to fight homelessness in the subway system, Grace Rauh discussed the crisis with two advocates: Nathylin Flowers of the group VOCAL-NY, ... Read more
New York City’s Housing Plan Falls Short on Addressing Homelessness Crisis: Report
It’s been almost two years since the de Blasio administration launched Housing New York 2.0, a plan to combat the city’s affordable housing crisis by creating or preserving 300,000 affordable homes ... Read more
Nonprofit Blasts Cuomo’s Approach to Homelessness
Giselle Routhier, policy director at the Coalition for the Homeless, spoke out against the state’s latest approach to homelessness in the subway on the “Brian Lehrer Show.” The MTA deployed police ... Read more
Homeless Advocates Call on NYC to Build Thousands of Affordable Units
A coalition of advocates for the homeless gathered on the steps of City Hall Tuesday to demand Mayor Bill de Blasio commit to building thousands of new apartments to combat homelessness. Those in attendance ... Read more
She Confronted de Blasio at the YMCA on Homelessness. She’s Still Without a Home Herself.
It's been nearly a year since she confronted Mayor Bill de Blasio about the homelessness crisis during his morning workout at the Park Slope YMCA. "I'm in the middle of doing my workout. Sorry, you ... Read more
Homelessness on the Subways
According to an official headcount, the number of homeless people sleeping in the subways is on the rise. Giselle Routhier, policy director at the Coalition for the Homeless, discusses what is contributing ... Read more
MTA Police To Take Action Against Homeless People On The Subway
This weekend, New York state will deploy police officers and other employees to reduce the number of homeless people in the subway system, a function normally undertaken by the city. MTA police and ... Read more
Coalition for the Homeless Asks for School Supplies for Kids in Need
With summer almost over and September looming, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and the Coalition for the Homeless are teaming up to give kids in need backpacks and other school supplies. “Project: ... Read more