Still No Relief for Low-Income Renters Hit Hardest by Sandy Posted on March 7, 2013 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Close to 2,000 low-income renters are still living in temporary hotels and SRO’s across the City after being displaced by Hurricane Sandy. The City Council has created a petition calling on the federal government to immediately provide housing assistance t ..Read More
Inside City Shelters, Looking for Ways Out Posted on March 6, 2013 by Joshua Dawsey in Wall Street Journal ..Read More
Homeless in New York City Reach Record High Posted on March 6, 2013 by Charles Simmins in Yahoo News ..Read More
State of the Homeless 2013: 50,000: The Bloomberg Legacy of Record Homelessness Posted on March 6, 2013 by PATRICK MARKEE Yesterday the Coalition released “State of the Homeless 2013,” which documents how, for the first time ever, more than 50,000 homeless New Yorkers are sleeping each night in municipal shelters – a shocking 61 percent increase since Mayor Bloomberg to ..Read More
New York City Leads Jump in Homeless Posted on March 5, 2013 by Michael Howard Saul in Wall Street Journal ..Read More
New York homelessness sees unprecedented rise Posted on March 5, 2013 by Natasha Lennard in Salon ..Read More
Report: Record 50,000 homeless now in NYC Posted on March 5, 2013 by Danielle Tcholakian in Metro NY ..Read More
State of the Homeless 2013: 50,000 Posted on March 5, 2013 by PATRICK MARKEE The State of the Homeless 2013 report is available here (PDF). Following is the news release: For Immediate Release: March 5, 2013 50,000: Homeless Count Crosses Grim Milestone In Bloomberg’s Final Year Legacy of Policy Failures Presents Major Chall ..Read More