Thread by @UWSOpenHearts

Yesterday, @andylocal reported that 9 congregate shelter residents are being isolated due to COVID exposure. Thanks to @LegalAidNYC, further transfers are on pause thru today--but this is another piece of evidence that if @NYCMayor resumes transfers tmrw, lives are at risk. (1/x)

These COVID exposures are exactly what we’ve been warning @NYCMayor about for the past month. Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan heard it directly from homeless NYers and advocates. And yet, mind-bogglingly, the Mayor plans to restart transfers tomorrow. (2/x)

We came into #JulyHomelessRights month with 3 goals: stop the transfers, stop the sweeps, implement Intro 146. As of Friday, we’re on track to meet one of those--and as transfers and sweeps continue, we can’t let up. (3/x)
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#JulyHomelessRights was an incredible display of solidarity w/homeless NYers, led by directly impacted NYers and supported by so many others. @homeless_hero marched on Gracie Mansion, faith leaders & doctors spoke out, & 9 activists put their bodies on the line at City Hall.(4/x)

We saw the power of homeless NYers like the Unhoused Fighting Back and @Test_2_Dev speaking up about the need to implement Intro 146. It’s in no small part thanks to their activism that Intro 146 will now be fast-tracked. (5/x)

Now, as Delta surges, @NYCMayor is continuing to flout CDC guidelines and ramp up street sweeps, which--in addition to being cruel & dangerous--make it HARDER for homeless NYers to connect to the services the Mayor supposedly wants them to access. (6/x)
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NYC’s COVID cases have increased by 443% since the end of June. #JulyHomelessRights may be over, but it’s long past time to #StopTheTransfers and #StopTheSweeps. We need the Mayor and Governor to change course NOW to keep people safe. (7/7)