The Atlantic: New York’s unsold luxury properties

An article on The Atlantic’s website, highlights the great economic and class divide in terms of New York’s luxury properties. The crux of the article is that almost half of the luxury apartments in Manhattan that came on the market in the past five years, are unsold. While the city has 80,000 homeless people, this […]
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City Limits: NYC Has a Family Homelessness Crisis

A story published on the website, City Limits, details the plight of family homelessness in New York City. Firstly, it details Rosa Maria Febo, who has been placed in a hotel in Howard Beach by the Department of Homeless Services. Febo has been bringing her daughter to school in Harlem every morning, then going to […]
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THR: ‘Supergirl’ star, Melissa Benoist: “I Am a Survivor of Domestic Violence”

In a video on Instagram, the star of The CW’s Supergirl series, Melissa Benoist, goes into detail about her domestic abuse survival.  Supergirl as a victim According to The Hollywood Reporter, Benoist outlines how the relationship started as friendship. From there it became emotionally manipulative. Her partner displayed intense jealousy, which affected her work and […]
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Candy Cane Lane 2019 – annual holiday drive

Candy Cane Lane 2019 is almost upon us! Candy Cane Lane is The Floating Hospital’s annual holiday drive. We collect toys, books, gift cards, coats, and other winter clothes, for children and teens living in homeless shelters. This is the tenth year of Candy Cane Lane. What started as a one day event, has gracefully […]
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Generous Thanksgiving donation from UNFCU

The Floating Hospital welcomed a generous gift from our friends at United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU). While many look forward to Thanksgiving, families in New York City’s homeless shelters may not feel as jovial. Typically, the holiday implies warmth and family. So, it’s easy to see why they might find it difficult. These are […]
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NYT: 114,000 Homeless Students in NYC

A new piece of investigative reporting from the New York Times, highlights the struggles of homeless students in New York. The article identifies more than 114,000 students, across all levels of schooling, who are homeless. These students live in homeless shelters, or “doubled up,” which means they temporarily live with family or friends, which, in […]
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Camp RiseUp 2019 in review

Since the middle of the 20th century, good health has been associated with doctors, dentists and therapists. However, more modern Americans are viewing health in a much more holistic framework – a complex formula that includes every aspect of a person’s life. Camp RiseUp brings this to some of New York’s homeless families. For The […]
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