So where have the street homeless gone? Posted on March 29, 2010 by GISELLE ROUTHIER According to the New York Times today, there is only one homeless man left in Times Square. …Really? So where have the street homeless gone? With street homelessness definitively on the rise according to the City’s own numbers, it is surprising, ..Read More
DHS Handshake Deals – No Deal for Homeless Families Posted on March 25, 2010 by MARY BROSNAHAN I attended Comptroller John Liu’s press conference this morning. He released a terrific audit showing how reliant NYC continues to be on ‘handshake deals’ to shelter homeless families. Over $150 million taxpayer dollars go into these agreemen ..Read More
State Restores Homeless Funding but City Facing More Cuts? Posted on March 24, 2010 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Some good news out of Albany today: the Senate and Assembly have both restored the funding for New York City’s homeless shelters that Governor Paterson proposed cutting earlier this year. However, yesterday New York City Budget Director, Mark Page, s ..Read More
DHS and Advocates Agree – Gov Cuts will Hurt Homeless New Yorkers Posted on March 23, 2010 by SARAH MURPHY Today, in an unusual alliance, the Coalition, Councilwoman Palma, and Public Advocate De Blasio united with the Department of Homeless Services condemning the governor’s proposed cuts to homeless services — totaling $88 million for city shelters. A ..Read More
Results of DHS’s 2010 annual street homelessness count show that the numbers are up Posted on March 19, 2010 by GISELLE ROUTHIER The Department of Homeless Services released the results of their 2010 annual street homelessness count today and not surprisingly, the number of street homeless individuals has increased since last year. According to their press release, “DHS estimates ..Read More
More Day Laborers Face Homelessness Posted on March 17, 2010 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Day laborers are again in the news for the plight they face in day-to-day living and the significant portion of them who are homeless. Yesterday’s article in the Queens Courier illustrates the difficulties and also points out that not all day-laborer ..Read More
NYCHA Gets Much-Needed $300 Million in Aid Posted on March 15, 2010 by GISELLE ROUTHIER According to a NY Times article today, the New York City Housing Authority has secured $305 million in aid, mostly from the federal government. The money goes to 21 developments that previously had no funding allocated specifically to them. Up until now, the ..Read More
Record Cut During Homelessness Crisis Posted on March 10, 2010 by MARY BROSNAHAN New York City just posted a new record high for homelessness, but Governor David Paterson is looking to set his own record. He’s proposed the largest cut ever to homeless services by any governor in New York history. A staggering 39,200 people will bed d ..Read More
Highlights from the DHS Preliminary Budget Hearing Posted on March 9, 2010 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Yesterday’s preliminary budget hearing at City Hall highlighted some of the City’s proposed cuts to the Department of Homeless Services. Some of the main cuts include: • The closing of the largest Drop-in Center for street homeless men and women, ..Read More