Jose Rodriguez, Picture the Homeless Testimony to the Committee on Housing and Buildings New York City Council Fiscal Year 2018...
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PRESS STATEMENT: Homeless Response to de Blasio Proposal to Open 90 More Shelters
Today, Mayor de Blasio unveiled a long-anticipated “plan” to deal with homelessness, which calls for the opening of ninety more...
NYC Mayor to Release Homelessness Plan Created Without Homeless Input – HOMELESS PEOPLE RESPOND!
Last week Mayor de Blasio announced that he would be releasing a new plan to fight homelessness, the third such...
Homeless People Respond: GOP Bill to Gag Federal Agencies from Discussing Racial Housing Disparities
Latest news from the Department of Oh Hell No: House Bill #482, just introduced into Congress, is an attempt by...
“He’s opened a Pandora’s Box of evil.”
“New York City is already a police state for poor people,” said PTH member Jose Rodriguez, when the presidential election...
Anti-Homeless Hate Crime in Harlem
From Jorge, a member of Picture the Homeless: In my time on the streets, I have noticed and witnessed countless...
Here’s why putting cops in homeless shelters is a terrible idea.
This month, City Hall announced that “the New York City Police Department will immediately begin re-training all Department of Homeless...
Why NYC’s “HOPE” Count of Street Homeless is “bull crap.”
The city conducts a “count” of street homeless people every year, mobilizing hundreds of volunteers to hit the streets of...
Homeless Responses to Cuomo’s “State of the State” Homeless Proposals
In his 2016 “State of the State” address, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo made several proposals for how he...
Homeless reactions: Cuomo orders involuntary shelter stays
Sunday night, New York State Governor Cuomo signed an executive order: “…to protect homeless individuals from inclement winter weather where...