by BFTS | Jan 12, 2021 | National Insight
Can You Safely Count Tampa Bay’s Homeless During A Pandemic? Federal government is giving homeless agencies more flexibility over annual homeless census as number of coronavirus cases surges. The economic fallout from the pandemic has almost... 
by BFTS | Nov 9, 2020 | National News
Mayor-elect Rick Blangiardi wants to eliminate the city’s current “compassionate disruption” philosophy to address homelessness on Oahu, including the frequent sweeps of homeless camps. Blangiardi said in his “Roadmap to Recovery” that he will “eliminate the city’s... 
by BFTS | Nov 8, 2020 | News
After ignoring an offer from school bus companies for months, the city will finally explore whether the vehicles can be used to deliver Wi-Fi to students living in homeless shelters who can’t connect to online classes, officials told The Post. “We are actively... 
by BFTS | Oct 9, 2020 | Community
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 —... 
by BFTS | Sep 12, 2020 | News
New York City has agreed to pause the displacement of residents from a Manhattan shelter in order to make room for homeless people being moved from an Upper West Side hotel in order to allow for further discussions. A protest was held in Manhattan Friday over New York...
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