homeless

Nov
03
Not Here: Bensonhurst Opposes The Only Family Shelter

Not Here: Bensonhurst Opposes The Only Family Shelter

5 min read
Dec
10
Brooklyn Artist Will Throw Holiday Party for the Homeless

Brooklyn Artist Will Throw Holiday Party for the Homeless

Keisha Martin (third from left) with fellow nonprofit colleagues and some of the shelter’s clients. Courtesy of Keisha Martin.
4 min read
Oct
28
1 in 10 Students in Brooklyn Experienced Homelessness Last Year

1 in 10 Students in Brooklyn Experienced Homelessness Last Year

Classroom. Photo byNeONBRAND [https://unsplash.com/@neonbrand?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] onUnsplash [https:
4 min read
Dec
15
“Please don’t tell anyone you saw me here.”

“Please don’t tell anyone you saw me here.”

Photo Credit: Slobo/E+/ Getty Images“Please don’t tell anyone you saw me here.” That is what people say
2 min read
Oct
19
It’s Not Easy Finding a Place to Go on Fulton Street

It’s Not Easy Finding a Place to Go on Fulton Street

In a busy street like Fulton, there’s not a public bathroom for people who don’t have a place
3 min read
Jun
17
Everything You Need To Know About Renting An Apartment In Brooklyn

Everything You Need To Know About Renting An Apartment In Brooklyn

It is no news that finding housing in this city is not easy under the best of circumstances. Should those
1 min read
May
25
Local Pols Back Effort To Expand Youth Homeless Services

Local Pols Back Effort To Expand Youth Homeless Services

(Photo: nicolaitan [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nicolaitan/61444999/] / Flickr)A group of local elected officials announced a new effort
2 min read
Feb
23
How Did A Booming Real Estate Market Create A Deadly Drug Den For Squatters?

How Did A Booming Real Estate Market Create A Deadly Drug Den For Squatters?

The back of the vacant property at 1102 Banner Avenue — across the street from a 102-unit condo building. (Photo: Alex
4 min read
Jan
06
Council Member Mathieu Eugene Receives Police Protection After Being Threatened

Council Member Mathieu Eugene Receives Police Protection After Being Threatened

Councilman Mathieu Eugene. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Council Member Mathieu Eugene [http://council.nyc.gov/d40/html/members/home.
1 min read
Dec
28
South Slope Events Spotlight: December 28-January 3

South Slope Events Spotlight: December 28-January 3

Courtesy Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club [https://www.facebook.com/RoyalPalmsShuffle/photos/pcb.1945647835660228/874403662678938/?type=3&theater] It’s
5 min read