Gov. Cuomo Announces Undercover Program to Root Out Housing Discrimination Posted on February 14, 2016 by Kenneth Lovett in New York Daily News Gov. Cuomo on Sunday announced a new state undercover program designed to root out discrimination in home rental and sales. “Discrimination in housing is not just immoral, it’s not just wrong, it’s not just unethical, it’s also illegal, ..Read More
Once-a-Year Homeless Count Draws Criticism, Defenders Posted on February 9, 2016 by Jonathan Lemire in Associated Press Over the past few weeks, thousands of clipboard-toting volunteers have fanned out across some of the nation’s largest cities, tasked with a deceptively complex job: counting the number of homeless people sleeping on the streets. They’ve had to do i ..Read More
Poverty Justice Fellows Fight for Tenants in Housing Court Posted on February 12, 2016 by Andrew Denney in New York Law Journal On a recent Thursday morning in Bronx Housing Court, Chidera Atuegbu, an attorney for tenants, scanned a packed, noisy hallway. She could not find her client, nor could she locate opposing counsel in her client’s case. “Rappaport! Rappaport!” ..Read More
Today’s Read: President Obama Seeks $11 Billion for Homeless Families Posted on February 10, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone The final budget that President Obama sent to Congress on Tuesday included a proposal for spending $11 billion over the next 10 years to combat the national crisis of family homelessness. The widening gap between incomes and housing costs across the country ha ..Read More
Counting NYC’s Homeless Posted on February 8, 2016 by Linda Schmidt in Fox 5 NY New York City is experiencing a homeless crisis. Overnight, city and federal officials joined more than 3,000 volunteers to conduct the yearly HOPE count to determine how many people are living on the streets. HOPE stands for Homeless Outreach Population Estim ..Read More
Obama Will Seek $11 Billion for Homeless Families Posted on February 8, 2016 by Nikita Stewart in The New York Times After making progress in reducing homelessness among veterans, the Obama administration is turning to the larger and more complicated challenge of homelessness among families with young children. In his 2017 budget, to be presented on Tuesday, President Obama ..Read More
NYC’s Controversial New Affordable Housing Proposals, Explained Posted on February 8, 2016 by Tanay Warerkar in Curbed Over the next two days, the City Council will debate two rezoning proposals introduced by the Mayor de Blasio’s administration: Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) and Zoning for Quality and Affordability (ZQA). Both proposals are part of the mayor̵ ..Read More
Coalition Testifies on Support for Homeless Students Posted on February 5, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone The number of children in shelter has increased by 92 percent over the past ten years, with nearly 24,000 boys and girls going to sleep in shelters tonight. Homelessness is traumatizing for anyone, but research shows that the deleterious effects are amplified ..Read More
Homeless Young People of New York, Overlooked and Underserved Posted on February 5, 2016 by Nikita Stewart in The New York Times Hundreds of homeless young people are in plain sight every day in New York City. They are sitting on the floor at the Port Authority Bus Terminal and charging their phones as if they were college students awaiting a bus home. They are huddled on the sidewalk, ..Read More
