Tag: homelessness

Local residents and NYPD representatives are speaking out about a group of people camping out on the street at 73rd Street and Broadway.

On November 18th, New York State Supreme Court Judge Anne Swern released Larissa Williams -- a homeless woman accused of throwing a block of wood that hit and injured a passerby

Last Saturday night, Larissa Williams, a homeless woman who often sleeps in the area around 79th Street and Broadway, was arrested for allegedly throwing a block

A 70-year-old woman was hit in the head with a block of wood Saturday night on West 79th Street and Broadway, Deputy Inspector Timothy Malin told WSR.

The crowd was larger than usual at Monday night's 20th Precinct Community Council meeting, held at the precinct house at 120 West 82nd Street, near Columbus

Gale Brewer sees no quick fixes for two of the Upper West Side’s most pressing problems: street homelessness and retail vacancies.

The city is planning to put a 220-bed homeless shelter on a block on the Upper West Side that already has two facilities offering

Back on April 30, 2017, the West Side Rag reported on a memorial service that was held at the Christian Community Church on

Neil Harris Jr., the Long Island man who lived the last years of his life in Riverside Park, will have a new memorial service on Nov. 4 after

His name was Neil Harris, Jr., 32. He loved animals, cooking, video games, horror movies and reggae music. He hated crowds and feared change.

Before winter storms like the one that hit the city on Wednesday, those charged with the health and safety of its most vulnerable citizens — the unsheltered homeless — redouble their

The city ordered a homeless couple that had put up an encampment on Broadway between 77th and 78th Street to vacate the premises this week. The couple

A man who police believe was homeless was found on a bench in the median at West 62nd Street and Broadway last Friday morning and pronounced

Walking up Amsterdam Avenue, I came upon a man with salt-and-pepper hair to his shoulders and a bushy beard to match. Wearing filthy

On Monday, the 20th precinct hosted their monthly community council meeting. During the most interactive portion of the night,

Stephen, the young homeless man who passed away in Riverside Park back on March 9th, was given a proper and loving memorial on Sunday afternoon

Locals will gather at the Christian Community Church on 74th Street on Sunday, April 30 at 4 p.m. to commemorate a homeless man

He was always there. The young homeless man in the maroon hoodie, always sitting bolt upright on a Riverside Park bench – sometimes at 75th Street, other

On Monday night, soprano Lauren Flanigan and other opera stars will perform a special concert to benefit the homeless at

A community council meeting at the 20th precinct on Monday night delved into homelessness, new bills intended to regulate street vendors, and a shooting last week.