Advocates sue MTA to reverse rules targeting homeless
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“Criminalizing poor people or blocking their access to public facilities is plainly discriminatory.”
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NYC halts celebrated work program for homeless LGBTQ youth
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“The city is taking away all intentional investments in the economic stability of homeless young adults.”
Read MoreGlendale nonprofit steps up effort to serve neighbors in need
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“I feed anyone in need because it prevents homelessness, because so many people are struggling to pay rent and bills while also struggling to feed their families.”
Read MoreProgram to help subway homeless conceals arrest quota system, transit cops claim
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“The homeless are now clearly being targeted as violators of transit rules and being treated differently than any other citizen.”
Read MoreCity launches outreach initiative for homeless New Yorkers
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More than 60,000 New Yorkers experiencing homelessness are currently living in shelters.
Read MoreMTA will deploy cops and state officials in vague plan to address subway homelessness
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“We will be helping people seek shelter,” an official told the Eagle on background, but that official conceded that they were not entirely sure what the effort would entail.
Read MoreHevesi, sponsor of subsidy to stem homeless crisis, condemns Cuomo’s MTA letter
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“62,333 children have become homeless since he took office as governor. That’s his legacy,” Hevesi said.
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