Cuomo and de Blasio Lament the Collapse of 421a Tax Break Posted on January 18, 2016 by Jillian Jorgensen and Will Bredderman in Observer After negotiations to reform and extend the controversial 421a tax break for housing developers collapsed last week, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo said they would both make finding a new way to spur affordable housing a priority this year. ..Read More
Today’s Listen: What It’ll Take to Get the Homeless Into Homes Posted on January 15, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone Following Gov. Cuomo’s State of the State address this week, in which he committed to creating 20,000 new units of supportive housing statewide over the next 15 years, there has been increased attention on this research-backed solution to homelessness. The G ..Read More
What It’ll Take to Get the Homeless Into Homes Posted on January 15, 2016 by Brian Lehrer in WNYC Mary Brosnahan, the President and CEO of the Coalition for the Homeless, says that New York City had roughly 35,000 homeless people in 2011 when Gov. Cuomo took office. Now, the city’s homeless population is around 60,000. Brosnahan joined us to discuss ..Read More
Freezing Temperatures Trigger ‘Code Blue’ Warning in NYC, With Outreach Workers Trying to Get Homeless Into Shelters Posted on January 13, 2016 by Jennifer Fermino in New York Daily News The freezing temps triggered a city-wide “Code Blue” warning that had outreach workers fanning the streets during the overnight to convince wary homeless people to come into shelters. City Hall said that 30 homeless individuals were brought in from the col ..Read More
At Hearing on Hunger, Council Presses de Blasio Administration on SNAP Participation Posted on January 14, 2016 by Ryan Brady in Gotham Gazette At an oversight hearing Wednesday about the city’s efforts to fight hunger, members of the City Council general welfare committee questioned a panel of de Blasio administration officials about key city programs. Council members asked about participation ..Read More
Cuomo Unveils $145.3 Billion Budget Plan, Initiatives in Annual State of the State Address Posted on January 13, 2016 by Melissa Russo in NBC New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s $145.3 billion budget proposal unveiled Wednesday proposes spending the state’s $2.3 billion windfall from court settlements to house the poor and homeless, freeze Thruway tolls and make large investments in public infrastructur ..Read More
Advocates Push Cuomo to Add 15,000 Supportive Housing Units to Ease Homelessness Posted on January 13, 2016 by Jennifer Fermino in New York Daily News If Gov. Cuomo is serious about solving homelessness, he will add 15,000 units of supportive housing in the city, increase state funding for homelessness prevention services and restore money previously cut from the shelter system, a new report claims. The repo ..Read More
De Blasio Holds Out ‘Hope’ for State Partnership on Homelessness Posted on January 12, 2016 by Laura Nahmias in Politico New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday announced the formation of a task force made up of a “brain trust” of nonprofit homeless services providers to help the city with its plans to create 15,000 units of supportive housing for the city’s homeless and mentally ..Read More
Mayor de Blasio Starts Task Force to Help Build 15,000 Apartments for the Formerly Homeless Posted on January 12, 2016 by Erin Durkin in New York Daily News Mayor de Blasio announced a new task force to help him build 15,000 units of supportive housing Tuesday, the latest in a slew of announcements to show he’s on top of the city’s homelessness crisis. The announcement came a day ahead of Gov. Cuomo’s St ..Read More