Shelter residents who have been housed at a New York City hotel due to the pandemic could be moved to another hotel as soon as Monday as an opposing neighborhood groups against the move take the fight to court. The city’s Department of Homeless Services has not...
Homeless men getting kicked out of an Upper West Side hotel are already getting the no-welcome sign from a Lower Manhattan group raising $1 million to keep them out of their neighborhood. Larry Thomas is getting transferred to his third shelter since the coronavirus...
The recent debacle surrounding the city’s use of the Lucerne Hotel on the Upper West Side to shelter homeless men during the pandemic, and Mayor de Blasio’s Sept. 8 order to transfer the men out of that hotel in response to NIMBY — and, at times, outwardly racist —...
First came coronavirus, then came the cry for food. In the past six months, the city has waged an all-out war on hunger — an old, familiar foe whose grip grew stronger during the darkest days of the pandemic. COVID-19 forced nearly one-third of the...
Today, we are living through one of the most intrusive medical circumstances in history, which is devastating the nation’s most vulnerable population. COVID-19 exacerbates the health risks faced by the homeless population, with implications that will likely...
Although homelessness has been a longstanding issue in New York City, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the problem even more. Reports indicate that calls to 311 about homelessness were up 72% in August compared to last year. The Mayor’s Management Report released...
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