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"It was a broad coalition that reflected just how universal this need is. Vocal New York, AARP, the Coalition for the Homeless, the Street Vendor Project, the Safety Net Project, the Workers Justice Project, Legal Aid, JFREJ, the Carroll Gardens Association, Menstrual Equity Advocates. My chief, Ryan Hickey, who's here, who brought this legislation to our office. And I want to mention that Council Member Rita Joseph and Comptroller Mark Levine also did a lot of work in the Council around bathrooms."

NBC New York

“There was no 12-block long encampment. That’s a complete lie," said Helen Strom, of the Safety Net Project at the Urban Justice Center, which works with street homeless in the area."