Making Space for the Homeless Posted on May 14, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New Yorker On a recent afternoon, at Parsons School of Design, on Thirteenth Street, the artist and interior designer Kevin Walz greeted a handful of guests in a large, long studio space that had high, old-fashioned embossed-metal ceilings and work spaces crowded with sc ..Read More
Assembly Committee Head Criticizes Cuomo for Withholding State Aid for 16 NYC Homeless Shelters Posted on May 15, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News ALBANY – The head of a key Assembly committee criticized Gov. Cuomo for withholding state aid for 16 city homeless shelters after the de Blasio administration missed a deadline to address serious code violations. “Cutting off funds for shelters, as ..Read More
Today’s Read: State Withholds Funds From 16 NYC Shelters Posted on May 13, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone Just one day after Mayor de Blasio announced the creation of an interagency “Shelter Repair Squad” to inspect and improve shelter conditions – a development hailed by advocates – Governor Cuomo’s administration inexplicably threatened to withhold fun ..Read More
State Withholds Some City Homeless Funding Posted on May 13, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Capital New York In an ongoing dispute between Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo over funding for homeless services, the state plans to withhold money from 16 New York City homeless shelters until conditions are improved. The decision, conveyed to City Hall in a l ..Read More
State Withholds Funds From Some New York City Homeless Shelters Posted on May 12, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Wall Street Journal New York state moved Tuesday night to withhold funding from some of New York City’s homeless shelters because of their poor conditions, sparking a fight over near-record homelessness in the city. In a letter Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration sent to City ..Read More
Task Force to Speed Up Homeless Shelter Repairs Posted on May 11, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Fox 5 NY The opening page on the Coalition for the Homeless website paints a disturbing picture: more than 60,000 people are sleeping in city shelters. More than 24,000 of them are children. 2015 has seen the highest numbers of homeless ever in city history. Coalition ..Read More
De Blasio Plan Would Improve Conditions at Homeless Shelters Posted on May 11, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Capital New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has grappled with a growing homeless problem during his tenure, said Monday that the city’s homeless population is declining and rolled out a new initiative to improve shelter conditions. More than 56,000 people currently reside ..Read More
De Blasio to Deploy ‘SWAT Teams’ to Repair NYC’s Squalid Homeless Shelters Posted on May 11, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Brooklyn Daily Eagle Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday that the city will deploy “SWAT Teams” to correct hundreds of building, fire and other code violations at homeless shelters. He made the announcement at the Corona Family Residence in Queens. At the Corona Family Residen ..Read More
Today’s Read: de Blasio’s Plan to Improve Conditions at Homeless Shelters Posted on May 12, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone Every New Yorker deserves a permanent home. They also deserve – and, thanks to the Coalition, have the legal right to – safe and decent shelter. Unfortunately, after years of neglect, conditions in the many of the City’s shelters are appalling. A Departm ..Read More
