by BFTS | Sep 30, 2020 | Community, Insight
For Megan Martin, the tipping point came when she passed several men slumped over the steps of a Broadway church in the middle of the day. “They weren’t sleeping, they were in the throes of addiction,” said Martin, who offers her assessment as an anesthesiologist with... 
by BFTS | Sep 29, 2020 | News
Gov. Cuomo on Monday griped about encampments of homeless people across New York City — and urged Mayor de Blasio to address the problem by forcing people off the streets and into shelters that were emptied during the height of the pandemic. “Not only is a homeless... 
by BFTS | Sep 27, 2020 | Community, News
UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) — A vigil was held Saturday in support of the homeless men currently living at the Lucerne Hotel on the Upper West Side. A vigil was held Saturday in support of the homeless men currently living at the Lucerne Hotel on... 
by BFTS | Sep 25, 2020 | Insight, News, Subway Stories
The MTA cemented a series of emergency rules updating its code of conduct this week — rules that homeless riders and advocates said were aggressively anti-homeless. At its meeting on Wednesday, the MTA Board approved, without discussion, a code of conduct update that... 
by BFTS | Sep 23, 2020 | News
There has been a growing increase in the number of 311 calls over homeless individuals since the start of the pandemic Statistics show a growing awareness of homelessness in the city amid the coronavirus pandemic. As the coronavirus pandemic turned parts...
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