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Man Convicted of Murder of 4 Homeless Men in Chinatown
Randy Rodriguez Santos attacked five homeless men in Chinatown in 2019, killing four of them in a span of minutes.
A Manhattan jury on Thursday found a man guilty of murder for the bludgeoning deaths of four homeless men as they slept in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan in 2019.
#Security #Homelessness #Violence
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LA security guard caught on camera pummeling homeless man in front of...
A security guard was caught on camera unloading punches on a homeless man in West Hollywood.
The Feb. 15 pummeling took place at West Hollywood Park, where the yellow-jacketed guard was seen in striking the man in the head from behind, KTLA reported.
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Mamdani reboots homeless encampment sweeps in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the city will resume clearing makeshift homeless encampments, promising to take a more humane approach to a practice he previously criticized.
#Homelessness #Compassion #CommunitySupport
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TikTok star Shirley Raines, known for helping homeless on Skid Row,...
Shirley Raines, the viral "Beauty 2 The Streetz" activist who won millions of hearts by feeding, beautifying and championing the homeless, died of hypertensive heart disease, her family confirmed Wednesday.
#Homelessness #CityPolicy #SocialServices
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Exclusive | Mamdani brings back homeless encampment sweeps -- turning on...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is bringing back homeless encampment sweeps -- reversing course on another campaign promise following backlash for not getting people off the streets during the deadly recent cold snap, The Post has learned.
#Homelessness #BrainInjury #MentalHealth
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Brain injury is almost 10 times more common in unhoused people. Addressing it is key to reducing homelessness
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On any given night, 60,000 people in Canada will go to sleep homeless.
#Homelessness #MentalHealth #PublicSafety
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Homelessness is swallowing LA
Homelessness, especially among the mentally ill, has become a problem that is swallowing the city.
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Jim McDonnell told The California Post that about one-third of all emergency calls to the force are for "people with mental health issues.
#Homelessness #Utah #PolicyChange
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A new generation of leaders take charge of Utah's chronic homelessness crisis
The $75 million proposed central campus to address chronic homelessness in Utah faces budget challenges, with President Donald Trump's budget cuts and a tough budget year complicating efforts to secure funding for the project.
#Leadership #Homelessness #NewYorkCity
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Michael Goodwin: Mayor Mamdani is NYC's Mr. Freeze - and his...
One of the only things I admired about Zohran Mamdani's campaign for mayor was his temperament.
His events and social media videos were invariably upbeat, and he seemed to be enjoying the long slog enough to flash a smile even when his quest appeared to be a lost cause.
#Homelessness #CityCouncil #NewYorkCity
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Mayor Mamdani has hit a new low by dodging blame for homeless cold...
City Council Speaker Julie Menin has it entirely right: "These New Yorkers should be alive today" -- and the city needs an official, independent inquiry into who decided what, and when and why, as Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration allowed 18 people to die in this month's arctic-cold temps.
#Homelessness #PublicHealth #WinterSafety
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Tragic 'handful' of homeless New Yorkers who died in bitter cold...
A tragic "handful" of the 18 New Yorkers who perished outdoors in the sub-Antarctic chill gripping the Big Apple had homeless shelter services lined up by the city, officials revealed Tuesday.
#Homelessness #NewYorkCity #PublicHealth
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Homeless people didn't get help in 96% of 311 calls made during NYC...
A heartbreaking 96% of pleas to help homeless New Yorkers never actually led to any assistance since the deadly cold snap hit the Big Apple -- with city workers unable to even find the destitute denizens most of the time, The Post has learned.
