Opinion: NYC’s winter response to homelessness is failing
Amid freezing temperatures, at least 13 New Yorkers froze to death, revealing inadequacies in the city’s emergency protections for the homeless.
Opinion: For subway safety, militarization isn’t the answer
Recent initiatives to increase police and National Guard presence in the city’s transit system raise questions about who is actually allowed to feel safe on the subway, and whether funding would be better spent on mental health and housing programs.
Opinion: Hostile city planning hides homelessness, but doesn’t solve it.
Anti-homeless structures are not only cruel but ineffective, as they simply displace and exacerbate the homelessness crisis rather than alleviate it.
Opinion: Let New Yorkers be free to pee
The shortage of public restrooms is a significant hardship and a profound indignity that unhoused New Yorkers endure every day.
New York City’s only refugee shelter is out of space
I sat down with We Are Not Afraid staff member Stephanie Gaitan to talk about the state of New York City’s only refugee shelter.
Opinion: New York housing programs shouldn’t exclude immigrants
One New York state assemblymember is introducing a bill that would help keep families out of overcrowded shelters, terrible conditions and in homes, regardless of their immigration status. The bill should be passed.
Opinion: New York, don’t get rid of the MetroCard
The city plans to phase out the classic MetroCard in 2023 and fully replace it with OMNY. But it shouldn’t.
Opinion: NYU students should do more to help New York City’s unhoused population
Mayor Eric Adams’ recent campaign to ramp up sweeps of unhoused encampments makes it more important than ever for NYU students to take the initiative and support their neighbors in need.
Editorial: Eric Adams needs to house the homeless, not attack them
Mayor Adams wants to make our trains safer by removing unhoused individuals. His plan, unfortunately, relies heavily on policing and other forms of carceral violence.
Interactive maze exhibit at Astor Place educates on homeless issues
RxHome NYC, an organization dedicated to addressing the struggles that homeless people face in New York City, opened a maze exhibit titled “The Way Home” at Astor Place from Nov. 3-7.
OPINION: New York City’s next mayor must prioritize supportive housing
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated New York City’s homelessness problem. Supportive housing is a sustainable solution that addresses both the financial and rehabilitative needs of many homeless individuals.
Survivors of Abuse Are Not Safe in Quarantine
As New York has issued stay-at-home orders, it has simultaneously endangered survivors of domestic violence, trapping them at home with no means of escape. The government needs to take urgent action to protect survivors, not subject them to more trauma.
