by BFTS | Feb 13, 2021 | News
Advocates for homeless people in New York City sued the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Friday over a series of Covid-19 rules that the suit says unfairly target people who shelter in the city’s subways. The rules prohibit people from staying in a...
by BFTS | Jan 28, 2021 | Community, Coronavirus
Alex Lively and April Saccoccio have been sleeping rough under the FDR Drive with their two dogs inside a makeshift shelter since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, they have created a unique home out of found and donated objects. Earlier this month...
by BFTS | Jan 27, 2021 | National Insight
My personal quest for equal rights now informs my push for a revamped public health approach to homelessness. “I never met a Kentuckian who wasn’t either thinking about going home or actually going home.”- Kentucky Senator A.B...
by BFTS | Jan 26, 2021 | Community, Insight
Gov Cuomo, NYC real estate groups want office building conversions in Manhattan. Vacant office space could be New York’s ticket to more affordable housing units, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced earlier this month, but developers and housing advocates say the...
by BFTS | Jan 24, 2021 | Neighborhood
You’re probably used to seeing headlines about neighborhood groups as they rail against shelters and hotels housing homeless New Yorkers — particularly over the past year and particularly on the Upper West Side. This week, residents on the Upper East Side...
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