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Old politics from the 80s won’t solve the homeless crisis
Recently, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a new plan to involuntarily hospitalize homeless people in psychiatric crises. Syracuse University Professor of Law Arlene Kanter said these policies have never been an adequate solution. “In the 1980s when homelessness…
Plan targeting homeless in NYC subway stations misses the bigger issue. Housing needs to be a human right
Reporters looking for insight about the new safety plan announced by New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York Governor Kathy Hochul that focuses on homeless people using stations as shelter, please see insight from Syracuse University researcher Gretchen…
“Months after the CARES Act, communities still await federal homelessness aid.”
David Lucas, assistant professor in the department of entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises in the Whitman School, was interviewed by USA Today for the story “Months after the CARES Act, communities still await federal homelessness aid.” Lucas, who studies homelessness and…