Press Releases

August 9, 2022 - 50+ Upper East Siders Send Open Letter to Eli Zabar in Support of the East 91st Street Safe Haven

July 19, 2022 - Open Hearts Initiative Responds to Adams Volunteer-Run Homeless Outreach Program

July 18, 2022 - Homeless NYers, Advocates, & Electeds to Mayor: "Protect Homeless New Yorkers"

July 1, 2022 - Homeless New Yorkers & Advocates Kick Off July Homeless Rights Month

June 15, 2022 - Open Hearts Initiative Response to Mayor Adams’ Housing Plan

May 2, 2022 - Open Hearts Initiative Blasts Mayor Adams’ Decision to Cancel 231 Grand Street Stabilization Bed Site and Drop-In Center

April 28, 2022 - Open Hearts Initiative Executive Director Corinne Low on DHS Decisions on 47 Madison Street and 52 William Street

April 26, 2022 - Open Hearts Initiative Members and Allies Speak Out In Support of 231 Grand Street Site, Calling on Community Board 2 to Support Low-Barrier Housing and Services for Homeless Neighbors

April 15, 2022 - 56 Faith Leaders To Mayor Adams: “Stop Unjust, Immoral, Inhumane Encampment Sweeps”

April 6, 2022 - Open Hearts Initiative Co-Founder and Executive Director Corinne Low on Lower Manhattan Transitional Housing Sites

March 14, 2022 - Advocates and Directly Impacted New Yorkers to Mayor Adams: Open Hotel Rooms Tonight to Keep Homeless New Yorkers Safe Amid Tragic Shootings

March 13, 2022 - Advocates and Directly Impacted Hold Vigil for Fatally Shot Homeless New Yorker, Call on Mayor Adams to Provide Safe Haven for Unsheltered Individuals

January 20, 2022 - Da Homeless Hero + Open Hearts Initiative on City Council General Welfare and Housing Chair Appointments

January 14, 2022 - Open Hearts Initiative: Eviction Moratorium Lifting is Inhumane

August 4, 2021 - Doctors + Nurses Unions Join Shams DaBaron, Activists + Electeds: Stop the Deadly Transfers Amid Delta Surge

July 30, 2021 - #JulyHomelessRights Month Wins Major Victory: A Pathway to Permanent Housing for Homeless New Yorkers

July 26, 2021 - Lucerne 1 Year Later: Lawmakers + Advocates Demand Mayor + Governor Stop Transfers; House Homeless NYers

July 26, 2021 - CM Mark Levine, Dr. Oxiris Barbot, and Dozens of Physicians: Don’t Put Homeless New Yorkers’ Lives At Risk

July 23, 2021 - Homeless Rights Activists Win Meeting with Top Admin Officials Following Sleep-Out Outside Gracie Mansion

July 22, 2021 - UWS Open Hearts and Da Homeless Hero to Mayor de Blasio: Save Lives, Stop the Transfers!

July 21, 2021 - Brad Lander + New Council Members: Protect & House Homeless New Yorkers Now!

July 16, 2021 - Mayor de Blasio Responds to Pressure From #JulyHomelessRights Activists

July 10, 2021 - Advocates Stage “Homeless Rights March” on Gracie Mansion, Charge Mayor de Blasio with Reckless Endangerment of Homeless New Yorkers

January 5, 2021 - 5-Judge Panel Rules Residents Can Stay at Lucerne ~ 6 Months

December 14, 2020 - UWS Kids Celebrate Holidays w/ Homeless Neighbors @ the Lucerne

December 10, 2020 - UWS Open Hearts Applauds CM Levin For Threatening Oversight Into DHS Over Lucerne Move

November 29, 2020 - Advocates + Shelter Residents to Mayor: Leave the Lucerne Alone, Help the 5K Homeless in Congregate Shelters

November 27, 2020 - UWS Open Hearts, Shelter Residents + Advocates Demand Mayor de Blasio Empty Congregate Shelters

November 26, 2020 - UWS Open Hearts + BP Gale Brewer Celebrate Bittersweet Thanksgiving with Lucerne Residents + Others

November 20, 2020 - Maya Wiley, Lucerne Residents, Open Hearts: "Mayor, Come to the Lucerne!"

November 14, 2020 - PA Williams, Mayoral Candidates, Ruth Messinger, Electeds, and Lucerne Residents: Keep Men at the Lucerne

October 8, 2020 - UWS Open Hearts Initiative Letter to West Side Community Organization

September 29, 2020 - UWS Open Hearts Initiative Wins Prestigious Award for Community Service

September 27, 2020 - UWS Open Hearts, elected officials and advocates call on Mayor de Blasio to halt relocation of Project Renewal clients from Lucerne Hotel

September 25, 2020 - Statement from Corinne Low, co-founder of the UWS Open Hearts Initiative, In support of the Lucerne residents

September 13, 2020 - The UWS Open Hearts Initiative and “Homeless Can’t Stay Home” Protest Mayor de Blasio with Stars of Hope

September 9, 2020 - UWS Open Hearts Initiative Fights Back Against Money and Mastro to Support Homeless Neighbors. PA Jumaane Williams, AM Linda Rosenthal, and CM Helen Rosenthal Speak Out Against DHS Decision to Move Shelter Residents Out of UWS

September 2, 2020 - Elected Officials, Homeless New Yorkers, and Advocates Defend Hotel Placements, Renew Calls for Greater Affordable Housing

August 29, 2020 - UWS Residents Hold a Sleep Out in Solidarity with Homeless New Yorkers

August 28, 2020 - UWS Open Hearts Initiative Delivers Open Letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio: Group Demands Homeless Residents Remain in Temporary Hotel Shelters Until Safe to Move Elsewhere

August 27, 2020 - UWS Open Hearts Initiative Pushes Back on Misinformation About Shelters and Irresponsible Demands to the City