homeless

Dec
28
Park Slope Events Spotlight: December 28 – January 3

Park Slope Events Spotlight: December 28 – January 3

Photo by Barney Bishop [https://www.flickr.com/photos/barneyabishop/11734764774/]It’s the last week of 2015, y’all!
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Sep
20
ICYMI: Thieving PTA Mom Returns, Homeless Reports Spike, Neighbors Rally For Single Moms

ICYMI: Thieving PTA Mom Returns, Homeless Reports Spike, Neighbors Rally For Single Moms

Swans, geese, and ducks in Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/
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Feb
19
Kensington Mother And Son Aim To Expand Their Efforts To Feed The City’s Homeless

Kensington Mother And Son Aim To Expand Their Efforts To Feed The City’s Homeless

Michelle Carrera and her son, Ollie, cooking their vegan chili. Photo courtesy Michelle CarreraWhen Kensington neighbor Michelle Carrera and her
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Jan
29
Looking To Volunteer? Local Nonprofit CAMBA Needs Extra Hands At Homeless Shelters

Looking To Volunteer? Local Nonprofit CAMBA Needs Extra Hands At Homeless Shelters

Photo via CAMBA [https://www.facebook.com/CAMBAinc/photos/a.10152812439989732.1073741846.20055334731/10152812440584732/?type=3&theater] .If you’
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Oct
15

Homeless Shelter Moves Into Former Windjammer, Sharing Space With Alleged Hot Sheet Hotel

Using emergency provisions, the New York City Department of Homeless Services has moved nearly 20 families into the Lyghthouse Inn,
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Jan
30

Is There An Underground Fight Club Run By “The Russians” In Coney Island?

Source: Humans of New York via FacebookThe Facebook account [https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork] associated with the incredibly popular Humans
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Oct
01

Judge Rules That Sandy Victims In Hotels Can Be Moved Out By City

(Source: Wikipedia)Hundreds of storm victims, blown out of their destroyed homes by Superstorm Sandy last year, will soon be
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Aug
02

Homeless Encampment Swept Off Brighton Streets

Source: Deutsch CampaignCity Council candidate Chaim Deutsch, the NYPD and the Department of Sanitation helped put an end to a
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Apr
10

Bloomberg Applauds Fidler For Work On A Bill That Helps Homeless Children

Mayor Michael Bloomberg applauded the efforts of Councilman Lew Fidler for his work on a bill that seeks to better
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Jan
25

Monday: Volunteers Needed To Survey Homelessness

The Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is conducting the Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE) on January 28, when they will
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