DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT STATEMENT REGARDING MAYOR MAMDANI’S EXECUTIVE ORDER 15
Press Release
This decision strips our field of needed agency in city government by lumping us into a structure where our work does not belong.
Data Drop: NYPD Issued Majority of Street Vending Tickets in 2022
City Limits
"Mohamed Attia, director of the Street Vendor Project, said increased enforcement threatens vendors’ livelihoods, both in the costs of the fines themselves, which can run as much as $1,000, and the disruptions to their workday. “That impacts their lives,” Attia said."Is New York City helping its homeless or hiding them?
Al Jazeera
“Making sense of the world, one story at a time. Host Malika Bilal and journalists from Al Jazeera's international bureaus and beyond share their take on the most important stories. This week, The Take features Peter Malvan, Homeless Advocate in the Urban Justice Center’s Safety Net Project."
Rikers Island Inmate Found Dead, 12th Death this Year
NY Post
“‘To find out not even after a week of the first anniversary of my son’s death that someone else has died in a shower cell is heartbreaking. Have they learned nothing?’ Carter, a member of the advocacy group Freedom Agenda, said in a statement.”DOC two months late on deadline to transfer part of Rikers Island
Daily Eagle
Darren Mack, the co-director of [UJC's] Freedom Agenda, said closing and transferring facilities would be a win for everyone involved, pointing to the potential for correction officers to not be stretched as thinly and, in turn, enable detainees to have better access to medical services and programming....“We hope this mayor will follow the law that's been established by the Renewable Rikers Act,” he added. “At this moment this administration is operating outside of the law… and I think this administration needs to take the next step, which is transfers.”Game of roams: Homeless New Yorkers say they’re subject to sleepless game amid city sweeps
AMNY
“‘Neil’s plight mirrors that of many other homeless New Yorkers, who find themselves harassed, exhausted, and worn down because of Mayor Adams’ Broken Windows effort to get homeless people out of sight. And maybe that’s the point. These sweeps are designed not to help people, but to break spirits. Mayor Adams and Commissioner Jenkins must stop these sweeps and offer people permanent homes,’ Karim Walker said, an outreach worker and organizer with the Safety Net Project.”Closure of Union Square benefits center leaves vulnerable NYers scrambling
Gothamist
“Clients often describe hostile behavior from city benefits workers and say their cases are regularly closed for no reason, a report from the Safety Net Project of the Urban Justice Center found.My Son’s Pretrial Incarceration Shows Everything Wrong with the System
Gotham Gazette
"Now my son is considering taking a plea. It’s really tempting – he wants to be home, and he especially wants to get out of Rikers. But it’s not fair. My son, like so many others, was harassed by the police for being homeless, held for ransom by a judge, and denied due process by guards who don’t care about doing their jobs. Where’s the justice in that?" - Freedom Agenda Member, P. MassAdams Defends Police for Handcuffing Vendor Who Sold Mangoes in Subway
New York Times
"The city has for years capped the number of mobile food vending permits at 2,900...“Everybody operating without one of these permits is sadly considered a criminal and being treated as one by the N.Y.P.D. and by the other agencies,” said Mohamed Attia, managing director of the Street Vendor Project."2021 Was Deadliest Year on Record for Homeless New Yorkers
City Limits
“Every one of these deaths is a tragedy that was likely preventable,” said Peter Malvan, a homeless rights advocate with the Safety Net Project. “Housing is a basic human need, and housing is what homeless New Yorkers need—not constant harassment by city agencies.”