by BFTS | Jan 14, 2021 | Insight, New York
The homeless residents of the Lucerne Hotel on the Upper West Side just received some wonderful news; they’ll be able to stay where they are for a little while longer. Last November, the Manhattan Supreme Court issued a ruling to relocate the 240 homeless men...
by BFTS | Jan 11, 2021 | Insight
COVID-19 Makes It Even Harder To Be Homeless Winter is always a difficult time for homeless people in New York City, but the coronavirus pandemic has created new problems that make it even more challenging to survive the winter. I had the opportunity to...
by BFTS | Jan 7, 2021 | Insight
Locals Sue NYC For Trying To Move 70 Homeless Men Into LES Hotel A group of Lower East Siders want to stop the city from moving 70 homeless men into a local hotel — claiming the packed quarters that would exist there could spread the...
by BFTS | Jan 6, 2021 | Insight
Homelessness In New York City At An All-Time High And Rising With No End In Sight The Campaign 4 NY/NY Housing unveiled a grim and record-setting milestone among homeless single adults. For the first time, the number of single adults sleeping each night...
by BFTS | Dec 19, 2020 | Insight
Empty Hotels Find New Life As Governments House The Homeless LOCAL governments looking to house the homeless during the pandemic have been turning to hotels – an effort that has helped a US lodging industry that could not sell about a billion rooms this...
by BFTS | Dec 14, 2020 | Insight
The city’s outreach to homeless people in the subway system has successfully diverted hundreds of individuals into the housing through a program that offers an alternative to group shelters, officials say. When the subway started closing overnight in May, the city...
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