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Here you can read the latest press from all of our Projects, and find out about the tremendous work we’re doing every day.
Each of these stories represents lives changed for the better, and we are so proud of our staff for their dedication to the people they serve.
Homeless People Sue New York City for Throwing Away Their Property
NY Times
"The Safety Net Project's... lawsuit accuses the city of routinely violating its own policy on cleanups, which says the city must offer to store certain types of confiscated property for up to 90 days and give the owner a voucher to claim it.”Homeless New Yorkers Sue NYC Over Encampment Sweeps
News 12
“These sweeps are just ultimately a counterproductive and harmful practice,” said Natalie Druce, staff attorney with the [Safety Net Project of the] Urban Justice Center.Six of Our Clients Are Suing NYC to Stop the Violent Sweeps of Unhoused People
Press Releast
Six of Our Clients Are Suing NYC to Stop the Violent Sweeps of Unhoused People - Read Our Press ReleaseNYC Officials Hit With Suit Over ‘Homeless Sweeps’
Law 360
“The residents and the Urban Justice Center–Safety Net Project claimed the city has wrongfully seized and destroyed their belongings without due process of law.”Homeless New Yorkers Sue City, Seeking End To ‘Inhumane’ Encampment Sweeps
PIX 11
“Helen Strom, the homeless advocacy director for the Safety Net Project says ‘Right now, over four-thousand sweeps are happening every year in our city.’”NYC’s Homeless Camp Sweeps Violate Constitution, Lawsuit Claims
The City
“City data shared from the Urban Justice Center Safety Net Project...showed more than 1,000 homeless New Yorkers were caught up in encampment sweeps between January and June of this year, with hundreds of encampment sweeps each month in the time Adams has been in office.”