NYCVeteran.com is the personal website of Timothy Pena, a service-connected disabled U.S. Navy veteran, journalist, entrepreneur, and veteran advocate. The website showcases his business ventures, investigative journalism, community outreach, and veteran-oriented initiatives, reflecting his commitment to improving the lives of veterans through innovation, accountability, and access to essential services.

In November 2026, Pena formally established Veterans Justice Project, LLC (VJP) in New York State bringing his Arizona company to Manhattan. Operating as a for-profit business with a nonprofit heart, VJP provides consulting, legal case evaluation support, VA claims navigation, housing assistance, and financial resource guidance, particularly for justice-involved, incarcerated, and homeless veterans. Its mission includes assisting veterans regardless of their ability to pay.

Through The Forgotten Veteran, Pena develops digital resource directories, QR-code guides, and veteran navigation programs connecting veterans directly with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare, disability benefits, mental health treatment, transitional housing, and community reintegration services. His innovative outreach initiatives include Veteran Sherpas, Stand Down events, and technology-driven resource navigation designed to simplify access to complicated government programs.

Pena's investigative work at New York City's Borden Avenue Veterans Residence includes analyzing approximately 1,365 emergency calls, obtaining NYPD arrest records, examining an annual operating budget exceeding $9.2 million, and documenting concerns involving safety, housing conditions, and access to VA services. His advocacy has attracted media attention, increased public scrutiny, and contributed to discussions about government accountability and veteran homelessness.

Having personally transitioned from homelessness into permanent housing through HUD-VASH, Pena brings firsthand experience to his advocacy, investigative reporting, and program development.

NYCVeteran.com brings these diverse pursuits together, highlighting Pena's entrepreneurial accomplishments, veteran advocacy, investigative journalism, and commitment to developing practical solutions that help veterans obtain the benefits, services, dignity, and opportunities they have earned through military service.

Veterans Justice Project (VJP) is a for-profit organization with a nonprofit heart, dedicated to justice-involved and incarcerated veterans in New York City. They provide legal evaluation, VA claims assistance, financial security resources, and housing support—all with a commitment to never charge veterans who cannot pay. Their work includes filing federal civil claims, FOIA requests, and producing investigative reports on issues like the Borden Avenue Veterans' Shelter. VJP also runs programs like the Grant & Per Diem Program and Stand Down NYC. If you are a veteran navigating the justice system or facing homelessness, VJP offers a rare combination of advocacy and direct help.

Veterans Justice Project (VJP) is a for-profit organization with a nonprofit heart, dedicated to justice-involved and incarcerated veterans in New York City. They provide legal evaluation, VA claims assistance, financial security resources, and housing support—all with a commitment to never charge veterans who cannot pay. Their work includes filing federal civil claims, FOIA requests, and producing investigative reports on issues like the Borden Avenue Veterans' Shelter. VJP also runs programs like the Grant & Per Diem Program and Stand Down NYC. If you are a veteran navigating the justice system or facing homelessness, VJP offers a rare combination of advocacy and direct help.

Timothy Pena's advocacy for veterans at New York City's Borden Avenue Veterans Residence began in July 2022, when he arrived in New York City as a homeless, service-connected disabled U.S. Navy veteran. What began as a personal struggle to obtain safe transitional housing and access to Veterans Affairs services evolved into a sustained campaign demanding accountability, transparency, and meaningful reform.

During his five-month residence at Borden Avenue, Pena witnessed conditions he believed were incompatible with the needs of veterans transitioning from homelessness, including inadequate privacy, unsafe living environments, limited transportation to VA medical facilities, and insufficient access to veteran-specific services. His complaints to shelter administrators, the Department of Homeless Services, and Veterans Affairs officials eventually expanded into investigative reporting, public testimony, and legal action.