Public Advocate Bill de Blasio: Section 8 housing subsidies cuts will cost city Posted on June 21, 2010 by Demali Kenya ..Read More
Homeless student overcomes the odds Posted on June 15, 2010 by Demali Kenya in ABC New York ..Read More
2,600 More Homeless NYC Families? Posted on June 14, 2010 by PATRICK MARKEE UPDATE: To send a letter urging the Bloomberg administration to help the 2,600 at-risk families, please click here. Back in December, the Bloomberg administration broke a promise to provide housing vouchers to 2,600 needy families. Six months later, the May ..Read More
Tenants & Pols Protest Handling of Housing Vouchers Posted on June 8, 2010 by Demali Kenya in City Limits ..Read More
Victory! Agreement Reached to End Misguided Shelter “Rent” Rules Posted on June 7, 2010 by PATRICK MARKEE In a major victory for homeless New Yorkers, New York State Legislators reached an agreement with the Mayor and Governor to eliminate rules forcing homeless families to pay “rent” for shelter, and instead to create a new savings plan. Coalition for ..Read More
City Drops Plan to Charge Rent to Shelter Residents Posted on June 4, 2010 by Demali Kenya in New York Times ..Read More
Bloomberg Officially Backs Off Plan to Charge Homeless Rent Posted on June 4, 2010 by Demali Kenya in The Observer ..Read More