Coalition for the Homeless

Homeless woman in Bushwick, Brooklyn (file / credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NYC Homeless Advocates Seek New Policies From Next Mayor

The Coalition for the Homeless says that the mayor’s approach relies on short-term emergency solutions at the expense of long-term federally funded options, such as housing programs that have shown promise in the past.

2013/03/05

City Officials, Homeless Advocates Call For More Affordable Housing To Accommodate Displaced Sandy Victims

Superstorm Sandy significantly worsened the city’s affordable housing crisis, according to Brooklyn City Councilman Brad Lander.

2013/02/26

Mayor Michael Bloomberg (file/credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Homeless Advocates Call Bloomberg’s Remarks About City Shelters ‘Shocking’

Mayor Michael Bloomberg says New York City has made its homeless shelters so “much more pleasurable” that there’s less pressure for people to leave.

2012/08/24

Homeless Person in New York City (file / credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Homelessness Up 23 Percent In New York City, According To Survey

The city’s Department of Homeless Services said volunteers counted an estimated 3,262 homeless people living on the streets on January 30. There were 2,648 counted in 2011.

2012/04/28

Court Rules Single NY’ers Don’t Have To Prove Homelessness

Tuesday’s decision in Manhattan’s State Supreme court is in response to a proposal that would have required people to show they’re truly homeless, with documents if possible.

2012/02/21

City Council Challenging NYC Homeless Shelter Policy

The policy would require single adults looking for shelter to prove they have nowhere else to go.

2011/11/29

A homeless man walks down the street in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Report: Homelessness On The Rise In NYC

The number of people in New York City’s homeless shelters exceeded 40,000 last week for the first time.

2011/11/09

Bloomberg Draws Heat For Comments On Subway Panhandlers

When a reporter asking about cell phones on the subway mentioned panhandlers, the Mayor quipped “there aren’t very many panhandlers left in all fairness to the MTA, come on.”

2011/05/16