by Billy Wharton Picture the Homeless marked the anniversary of Malcolm X’s birthday with simulatenous banner drops at locations in Brooklyn and Manhattan. The banners protested the city’s policy regarding housing for the homeless and are part of an ongoing campaign being waged by the activist organization. Reading “Let Housing Bloom…berg” and “Homes Not Shelters,” the action created... 

** Breaking News: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ** Thursday, July 23, 2009 Contact: Tej Nagaraja (646) 302-5769 Updates: http://picturethehomeless.org/blog & http://twitter.com/pthny #tentcitynyc Location—come!: 115th Street between Madison and 5th Avenues, Manhattan First on-site press conference scheduled for 1pm—on-site PTH members and neighborhood residents available for interview at all times. Homeless... 

by Billy Wharton from Socialist WebZine To start, I admit to being a thick-skinned New Yorker. After nearly forty-years here, there is little that this city can offer which would evoke even an emotion. This is particularly true in the New York City subways. Rats run across the subway tracks. People commit any number of lewd and crude public acts on a daily basis. Just a month ago, a drunken fellow... 

Report from Picture the Homeless This evening, the last of the Right to the City Eight were released from Central Booking, after spending more than 24 hours locked up. Many thanks to all of you who turned out for this morning’s press conference, or made calls to the police or the Mayor’s office, or spread the word to friends and allies. The police response shows that the Mayor is vulnerable...