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Archive for category: Housing
HIGHLIGHTS: City Council Hearing on the Housing Not Warehousing Act
On September 15th, after over a decade advocating for legislation that would empower the city to conduct a count of...
THIS MONTH: City Council Hearing for the Housing Not Warehousing Act!
We’re so excited to reveal that on September 15th, the Housing & Buildings Committee of the New York City Council...
“Homeless People aren’t ‘Service-Resistant.’ Homeless Services are People-Resistant.”
‘Country’ has been living on the street for more than three years. He’s one of many street homeless members of...
Announcing… the Housing Not Warehousing Act
Picture the Homeless is proud to announce the introduction of the Housing Not Warehousing Act – a package of three...
Overhauling DHS: the Good, the Bad, and the Missing
On April 11th, Mayor de Blasio unveiled the results of HRA Commissioner Steve Banks’ 90-day review of the shelter system,...
“This land is your land” – vacant city-owned lots could house 50,000 people
On February 18th, we joined NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer at a press conference announcing the release by his office of...
Gaining Ground for all New Yorkers.
This month, the city announced that it was ending the controversial “cluster site” shelter program. That’s great – it’s something...
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...
Launching “Gaining Ground” – housing solutions from homeless New Yorkers
New York City is at a breaking point. New Yorkers are losing rent-regulated units to the shelter system; the Mayor’s...
VICTORY over “Cluster Site” Shelters – but what now?
On January 4th, the de Blasio administration announced that it would be ending the “cluster site” shelter program. This was...
PTH on “Inside City Hall” Homelessness Panel
Housing Campaign Leader Arvernetta Henry appeared on NY1’s Inside City Hall last night, talking about the homelessness crisis and the...
Gaining Ground: real solutions to the housing crisis
New York City is at a breaking point. New Yorkers are losing rent-regulated units to the shelter system; the Mayor’s...
The City is selling its property to the highest bidder. Help us fight back.
Community Activists & Homeless People Protest “Sneaky” Auction of City-Owned Property Demand an end to “stealth” auctions; decry $11M minimum...
Homeless People Protest at Home of Slumlord Shelter Owner
New York, NY. —Homeless people and their allies will hold a “sleep out” protest outside the $5 million condo home...
WE WIN A HUGE VICTORY Against Horrific Shelter Conditions!
Last week, we supported homeless people stuck in conditions so bad that a report from the Department of Investigation called...
Learning from the East London Community Land Trust!
On Wednesday of October 9th, 2013, Picture the Homeless was privileged to meet with folks from the East London Community...
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