Homeless New Yorker
@homeless-new.bsky.social
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Published in the latest issue of the National Association of Social Workers New York @naswny.bsky.social 's CURRENTS magazine.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Published in the latest issue of the National Association of Social Workers New York @naswny.bsky.social 's CURRENTS magazine.
(Click on the link, it works and points to the first page of my article.)
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December 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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#KristinMiller raises good points, but her @hsunitedorg.bsky.social is an association of shelter providers. For a perspective from the other side, read my 39-point "Advice for the Next Mayor of New York City".
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December 17, 2025 at 8:45 AM
#KristinMiller raises good points, but her @hsunitedorg.bsky.social is an association of shelter providers. For a perspective from the other side, read my 39-point "Advice for the Next Mayor of New York City".
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In NYC, 20% of people diagnosed with TB in 2024 had been homeless in the previous 12 months. Most single adult homeless New Yorkers live in shelters with large congregate dorms.
December 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
In NYC, 20% of people diagnosed with TB in 2024 had been homeless in the previous 12 months. Most single adult homeless New Yorkers live in shelters with large congregate dorms.
A commenter saw somebody paying for groceries with food stamps & loading them into a brand new Kia. Is a person who gets food stamps allowed to have a friend, relative, or good Samaritan volunteer with a brand new Kia willing 2 give them a ride to bring groceries home? How about a Mercedes? A Tesla?
December 17, 2025 at 7:27 AM
A commenter saw somebody paying for groceries with food stamps & loading them into a brand new Kia. Is a person who gets food stamps allowed to have a friend, relative, or good Samaritan volunteer with a brand new Kia willing 2 give them a ride to bring groceries home? How about a Mercedes? A Tesla?
Would you point it out to @rtfhsd.bsky.social that their data omits ("erases") important phenomena and groups of people?
December 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Would you point it out to @rtfhsd.bsky.social that their data omits ("erases") important phenomena and groups of people?
I'd also be willing to work with people who have first-hand experience with homelessness as kids, teens, or young adults under 24. All I've done is "How to Get Into a Homeless Shelter for Young People in NYC".
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How to Get Into a Homeless Shelter for Young People in NYC
(Rev. 8/16) Summer is in, school is out, some young people decide to take a vacation and travel to a big city. Some run out of money and can’t afford to come back home, some don’t want …
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December 16, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I'd also be willing to work with people who have first-hand experience with homelessness as kids, teens, or young adults under 24. All I've done is "How to Get Into a Homeless Shelter for Young People in NYC".
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Thanks. I write words on paper and ASCII characters online, but I understand that the world is becoming less literary (& literate) and more visual. I'd work with visual artists to create comic-book-style guides to homelessness, like my #Howto category.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Thanks. I write words on paper and ASCII characters online, but I understand that the world is becoming less literary (& literate) and more visual. I'd work with visual artists to create comic-book-style guides to homelessness, like my #Howto category.
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And @lisahalverstadt.bsky.social: you say "1,021 exited homelessness", but the chart says 1,021 homeless San Diegans were housed. Has nobody left #SanDiego, disappeared into the woods, or died? Wasn't the death rate like 10% of the homeless in a year?
December 16, 2025 at 7:24 AM
And @lisahalverstadt.bsky.social: you say "1,021 exited homelessness", but the chart says 1,021 homeless San Diegans were housed. Has nobody left #SanDiego, disappeared into the woods, or died? Wasn't the death rate like 10% of the homeless in a year?
3. And why don't you sort the pie by slice size in descending order? Most people want to know which categories are the biggest, sometimes also the smallest.
December 16, 2025 at 7:18 AM
3. And why don't you sort the pie by slice size in descending order? Most people want to know which categories are the biggest, sometimes also the smallest.
Two questions for the @rtfhsd.bsky.social:
1. How many #HomelessDeaths? Let's not forget that they're one of the ways people are permanently removed from homelessness, but they're not something government agencies or nonprofits can be proud of as "results".
1. How many #HomelessDeaths? Let's not forget that they're one of the ways people are permanently removed from homelessness, but they're not something government agencies or nonprofits can be proud of as "results".
December 16, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Two questions for the @rtfhsd.bsky.social:
1. How many #HomelessDeaths? Let's not forget that they're one of the ways people are permanently removed from homelessness, but they're not something government agencies or nonprofits can be proud of as "results".
1. How many #HomelessDeaths? Let's not forget that they're one of the ways people are permanently removed from homelessness, but they're not something government agencies or nonprofits can be proud of as "results".
I started making a picture book on drop-in centers for the homeless. For more about drop-in centers, see "How to Get Into a Drop-in Center in NYC".
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How to Get Into a Drop-in Center in NYC
It’s cold outside. Homeless folks who aren’t ready to go to shelters should first try drop-in centers. There are chairs (no beds), food, showers, and it’s possible to stay overnig…
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December 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
I started making a picture book on drop-in centers for the homeless. For more about drop-in centers, see "How to Get Into a Drop-in Center in NYC".
homelessnewyorker.wordpress.com/2025/01/05/h...
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It looks cool, I like it.
Small thing: shouldn't the smokestacks go deep into the ship, all the way to the engine rooms?
Small thing: shouldn't the smokestacks go deep into the ship, all the way to the engine rooms?
December 16, 2025 at 6:49 AM
It looks cool, I like it.
Small thing: shouldn't the smokestacks go deep into the ship, all the way to the engine rooms?
Small thing: shouldn't the smokestacks go deep into the ship, all the way to the engine rooms?
It looks interesting.
The closest to this I've done is "How to get into a NYC homeless shelter for families with kids", but it's meant for the adults who will take the kids there and into the families-with-kids system.
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The closest to this I've done is "How to get into a NYC homeless shelter for families with kids", but it's meant for the adults who will take the kids there and into the families-with-kids system.
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How to get into a NYC homeless shelter for families with kids
Go to the PATH Shelter, 151 East 151st St., corner of Walton Ave. in the Bronx, phone (718)503-6400. Open 24/7.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:44 AM
It looks interesting.
The closest to this I've done is "How to get into a NYC homeless shelter for families with kids", but it's meant for the adults who will take the kids there and into the families-with-kids system.
homelessnewyorker.wordpress.com/2021/06/15/h...
The closest to this I've done is "How to get into a NYC homeless shelter for families with kids", but it's meant for the adults who will take the kids there and into the families-with-kids system.
homelessnewyorker.wordpress.com/2021/06/15/h...
Shouldn't we then exercise our power to make the law do justice more often?
December 15, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Shouldn't we then exercise our power to make the law do justice more often?
I got many readers when @killermartinis.bsky.social liked a tweet about my post "How to Defend Disability Rights in the #NYCDHS Shelter System".
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How to Defend Disability Rights in the NYC DHS Shelter System
(Rev. 8/1.) Homeless shelters are designed much like military barracks, for people who are physically fit. There’s a lot of walking up and down the stairs (and riding elevators may be forbidd…
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December 15, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I got many readers when @killermartinis.bsky.social liked a tweet about my post "How to Defend Disability Rights in the #NYCDHS Shelter System".
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If your favorite party has no viable candidate, maybe you should look for a different party? The Greens, the Libertarians, the Working Families? Or you could consider running yourself. For Community Board president or for City Council, you only need a few thousand votes.
December 15, 2025 at 7:39 AM
If your favorite party has no viable candidate, maybe you should look for a different party? The Greens, the Libertarians, the Working Families? Or you could consider running yourself. For Community Board president or for City Council, you only need a few thousand votes.
Just like serving the devil is engaging with (former) angels.
December 15, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Just like serving the devil is engaging with (former) angels.