New York City Council Is Worried City Is Prioritizing Homeless Families Over Homeless Domestic Violence Victims

NEW YORK—After her husband assaulted her so violently that he left a gash on her head, Ms. Biddle (a pseudonym) left her home with her 8-year-old child and sought refuge in a domestic violence shelter, operated by the nonprofit Safe Horizon.
New York City Council Is Worried City Is Prioritizing Homeless Families Over Homeless Domestic Violence Victims
New York City council member Ritchie Torres joins public housing residents gathered at City Hall to call for more funding to help repair damaged buildings, in March 2014. On Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, Torres criticized the city's housing authority for its strict eligibility requirements for domestic violence victims to apply for priority housing. (Allen Xie/Epoch Times)
Annie Wu
10/14/2014
Updated:
10/8/2018

Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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