A Letter from Yesenia: “A war without notice” Posted on February 27, 2014 by Tim Campbell Yesenia, aged 14, has been homeless for nearly three years now. As young as she is, she has already lived in several homeless shelters with her mom and her two sisters. For most of Yesenia’s young life, the family lived in a comfortable three-bedroom apartme ..Read More
Mayor de Blasio Relocates Homeless Children from Notorious City-Run Shelters Posted on February 21, 2014 by GABRIELA SANDOVAL REQUENA Mayor Bill de Blasio and his administration have taken swift action to begin relocating more than 400 homeless children from two notorious City-run shelters long neglected by previous administrations. In a front page follow-up on a landmark five-part series ..Read More
TODAY’S READ: Homeless Hope for Better Days with New Mayor Posted on February 14, 2014 by GABRIELA SANDOVAL REQUENA Mayor de Blasio inherited a historic homelessness crisis when he took office last month. But the good news is he can take some immediate steps to reduce New York City’s shelter population with the right mix of housing-based policies. WNYC’s Mirela Iverac r ..Read More
Mayor de Blasio’s Budget: Long-Overdue Help for Homeless and Poor New Yorkers Posted on February 13, 2014 by Patrick Markee Mayor de Blasio’s first budget plan provides long-overdue help to homeless and low-income New Yorkers – and reverses many of the misguided and harmful cutbacks proposed by the previous administration. Mayor de Blasio released his FY 2015 preliminary budge ..Read More