Firm to Pay AIDS Activist for Denying Him Housing Posted on April 10, 2016 by Noah Remnick in The New York Times In the 10 years since he tested positive for H.I.V., David Goode has grown weary of the stigma and the ostracism that have accompanied his diagnosis. Among the most searing rejections were those from landlords and realtors, who told him time and again they wou ..Read More
Today’s Read: How to Solve the Housing Crisis Posted on April 8, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone The skyrocketing cost of housing throughout New York City has left many tenants struggling to pay rent – one missed paycheck or unforeseen expense away from falling into arrears and facing eviction. In housing court, tenants are often left to defend themselv ..Read More
How to Solve the Housing Crisis: More Lawyers Posted on April 8, 2016 by Patrick Clark in Bloomberg In the overheated U.S. housing market, just complaining about a leaky ceiling can land you on the street. Randy Dillard was living with five kids in a four-bedroom house in the Bronx when he informed his landlord of a persistent drip. Dillard rented his $1,800 ..Read More
Today’s Read: So Little to Ask For: A Home Posted on April 7, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone Children are the often-unseen victims of the homelessness crisis, with nearly 24,000 boys and girls bedding down in New York City shelters tonight. The instability of homelessness has significant long-term ramifications for these young people, who are more lik ..Read More
NYC Nursing Homes Forcing Residents into Homeless Shelters Posted on April 4, 2016 by Frank G. Runyeon in City & State Robert Negron, 60, has been shuttled between more nursing homes than he can remember – at least six and perhaps as many as 20 – before landing in his current bed at Beth Abraham Health Services in the Bronx. The instability has been wearing on Negron, a Cr ..Read More
So Little to Ask For: A Home Posted on April 7, 2016 by Nicholas Kristof in The New York Times One of the people I greatly admire is Khadijah Williams, a young woman who was homeless for much of her childhood. Khadijah bounced from home to home, shelter to shelter, from the time she was 6. “I can’t count how many times I’ve been forced to move,” ..Read More
The End of Welfare as We Know It Posted on April 3, 2016 by Leslie Kaufman in Crain's New York Business Shanta Owens was back in one of the many job-training sessions she’s been forced to attend in the 15 years she’s been on welfare. Only this time, instead of handing out job listings, the instructor gave her a piece of chocolate. “Sometimes in ..Read More
Federal Housing Officials Warn Against Blanket Bans of Ex-Offenders Posted on April 4, 2016 by Mireya Navarro in The New York Times Private landlords who have blanket bans on renting to people with criminal records are in violation of the Fair Housing Act and can be sued and face penalties for discrimination, the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development said. Julián Castro, the ..Read More
New York Budget Deal With Higher Minimum Wage is Reached Posted on March 31, 2016 by Jesse McKinley and Vivian Yee in The New York Times Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and state legislative leaders announced on Thursday that they had reached a budget agreement that would raise the minimum wage in New York City to $15 by the end of 2018, but initiate slower increases elsewhere, even in the city’s wealth ..Read More
