It's Time to Pass the Homeless Protection Act - City Limits

It's Time to Pass the Homeless Protection Act - City Limits

“The Homeless Protection Act … expands New York hate crime laws to include homelessness as a protected class: an attack against a person perceived to be experiencing homelessness motivated by bias could be treated as a hate crime.” Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day, hosted by Urban Pathways and Care for the Homeless, in 2023. (Photo by Adi Talwar) Blake was attacked on the subway, while experiencing homelessness. He is working now, after finding re…