by BFTS | Feb 22, 2021 | New York, News
On Friday, Feb. 12, homeless man Rigoberto Lopez boarded the Manhattan-bound A train. Over the next 14 hours, two homeless people were found murdered in their sleep, and another two were severely injured from multiple stab wounds. Quickly nicknamed “The A-Train...
by BFTS | Feb 17, 2021 | News
A Brooklyn man was charged with murder Sunday after a string of brutal knife attacks targeting homeless people left two dead and two injured in New York’s subway system. Police said at least three of the attacks Friday and Saturday appeared to be connected....
by BFTS | Feb 4, 2021 | Community
Last year, the percentage of New York City families deemed eligible to live in homeless shelters dropped to its lowest point during the de Blasio administration, according to recently released city-data. The city has always investigated whether families who apply for...
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...
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