I wonder what lost-and-found policies the #NYCDHS and the #BoweryMission have, and what happens to stuff homeless people have been separated from by #AbusiveShelterTransfers and ejections.
September 22, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I wonder what lost-and-found policies the #NYCDHS and the #BoweryMission have, and what happens to stuff homeless people have been separated from by #AbusiveShelterTransfers and ejections.
Painters and other visual artists are overrepresented among the homeless, but it's hard for them to keep paint and other supplies in shelters and find spaces where they can paint. They lose artwork in #AbusiveShelterTransfers and #EncampmentSweeps. How can they show and sell their work?
After years of putting his paintings up around Hackney, homeless artist Bradley Foxwell has his first exhibition – on a canal boat
Meet the homeless artist showing off his work on canal boats
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August 18, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Painters and other visual artists are overrepresented among the homeless, but it's hard for them to keep paint and other supplies in shelters and find spaces where they can paint. They lose artwork in #AbusiveShelterTransfers and #EncampmentSweeps. How can they show and sell their work?
You should know it's possible to lose everything. Several times over. Illegal evictions, #EncampmentSweeps, #AbusiveShelterTransfers. It's like you're a war refugee, though there's no war.
July 30, 2026 at 4:07 AM
You should know it's possible to lose everything. Several times over. Illegal evictions, #EncampmentSweeps, #AbusiveShelterTransfers. It's like you're a war refugee, though there's no war.
Another post, "The Harms of NYC Homeless Shelters", describes the status quo. Complaints are first ignored, then met with retaliation, usually in the form of #AbusiveShelterTransfers.
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The Harms of NYC Homeless Shelters
In every lawsuit, it’s important to explain how the defendants’ actions, or failures to act, have harmed you or are very likely to harm you in the near future. This post attempts to lis…
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July 29, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Another post, "The Harms of NYC Homeless Shelters", describes the status quo. Complaints are first ignored, then met with retaliation, usually in the form of #AbusiveShelterTransfers.
homelessnewyorker.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/t...
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- complaints ignored or answered with retaliation;
- #AbusiveShelterTransfers.
- #AbusiveShelterTransfers.
March 18, 2026 at 10:35 AM
- complaints ignored or answered with retaliation;
- #AbusiveShelterTransfers.
- #AbusiveShelterTransfers.