Today’s Read: de Blasio’s Plan to Fight Homelessness Won’t Do Much Posted on January 31, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone The number of New Yorkers sleeping in shelters each night has reached a new record high amidst an unrelenting affordable housing crisis. Unfortunately, Mayor de Blasio’s plan to tackle the problem – his Housing NY plan – leaves homeless New Yorkers in th ..Read More
De Blasio’s Plan to Fight Homelessness Won’t Do Much, Critics Say Posted on January 31, 2018 by Jillian Jorgensen in New York Daily News Mayor de Blasio’s touted his affordable housing plan as unprecedented and ambitious — but advocates for the homeless say it’ll barely put a dent in the population of New Yorkers sleeping in shelters. “We have to tie it to what the need is — and that ..Read More
More Affordable Housing For Homeless New Yorkers Posted on January 31, 2018 New York City is in the midst of the worst homelessness crisis since the Great Depression, with more than 63,000 people – including nearly 22,000 children – sleeping in shelters each night. In order to match the unprecedented need, the City must employ eve ..Read More
Thank You For Our Most Successful Holiday Toy Drive Ever! Posted on January 25, 2018 Every year, the Coalition for the Homeless hosts a Holiday Toy Drive to collect dolls, action figures, games, books and more for homeless girls and boys in New York City. Thanks to our generous supporters, this year we collected a record 14,000 toys! We kicked ..Read More
Cuomo’s Housing Budget Must Go Farther, Some Advocates Say Posted on January 25, 2018 by Abigail Savitch-Lew in City Limits Albany has it tough this year. As a result of declining revenues, the state faces a $4.4 billion budget deficit that Governor Andrew Cuomo hopes he can eliminate by curbing spending growth to 1.8 percent and creating new revenue sources. Changes to federal hea ..Read More
Today’s Read: How Legal Odds Are Stacked Against the Evicted Posted on January 24, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone The housing affordability crisis has pushed countless people to the brink of homelessness. Many tenants are left to navigate the daunting eviction process and housing court system on their own, facing off against landlords who are almost always represented by ..Read More
‘People Will Sign Anything’: How Legal Odds Are Stacked Against the Evicted Posted on January 24, 2018 by Matt Krupnick in The Guardian Since being evicted from her apartment in New York’s Bronx neighborhood in September, Areletha McLain and her six young children have crammed into a two-bedroom apartment with five relatives. Their belongings are piled up in a corner and the kids sleep doubl ..Read More
Tax Overhaul Is a Blow to Affordable Housing Efforts Posted on January 18, 2018 by Conor Dougherty in The New York Times The last time that Congress approved a sweeping overhaul of the federal tax code, in 1986, it created a tax credit meant to encourage the private sector to invest in affordable housing. It has grown into a $9 billion-a-year social program that has funded the c ..Read More
‘Code Blue’ Issued as Freezing Temperatures Threaten NYC Homeless Population Posted on January 5, 2018 by Jennifer Bisram in Pix11 More than 60,000 New Yorkers have no place to call home and the punishing cold weather can prove deadly for anyone sleeping on the streets. “It’s extremely dangerous, you’re talking about people dealing with hypothermia, who are not prepared, but have to ..Read More