Advocates, Providers Keep Pressure on Cuomo Over Housing Funds Posted on June 21, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Gotham Gazette While the 2016 legislative session may be finished, the battle over how the state will allocate $1.9 billion in funds earmarked for supportive and affordable housing is not. Neither is the feud between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio, which includes ..Read More
Not Supportive of the Final Housing Plan Posted on June 20, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Capital Tonight Housing advocates are disappointed with a memorandum of understanding that commits 570 million dollars to build what’s known as supportive housing. The agreement between Governor Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heas ..Read More
A Home After Prison Posted on June 21, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times FOR nearly 10 years, Marcus lived in a tiny cell in Sing Sing prison. His wife and children were eager for him to return to their home in public housing in Harlem. After he completed his sentence for attempted armed robbery and possession of stolen property, h ..Read More
Criminalizing Poverty: Homeless in Harlem Complain of NYPD Harassment Posted on June 19, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Salon Living on the streets of East Harlem, Jazmin Berges wasn’t surprised to watch NYPD officers dump her belongings into a garbage truck. It was last summer, and police had demanded that she and her friends, sitting in Marcus Garvey Park, leave. When Berges, acc ..Read More
Cuomo Puts Affordable Housing Development in Jeopardy Posted on June 17, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Slant In an otherwise sleepy end-of-session up in Albany, one of the supposed hallmarks of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s finalized budget this spring – $1.9 billion for affordable housing and supportive housing for the homeless – is being held hostage, potentially jeopa ..Read More
These Are the Faces of America’s Growing Youth Homeless Population Posted on June 17, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Washington Post Gladys Thompson became homeless before she was old enough to drive or hold a job. She remembers begging for food and water, and pleading with friends for a place to sleep. And she is not alone: More than 1.3 million U.S. students were homeless in 2013-2014, tw ..Read More
Today’s Read: Was Cuomo Ever Serious About Solving Homelessness? Posted on June 16, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone Today, as the last day of the legislative session in Albany winds down, the Coalition’s President & CEO Mary Brosnahan wrote an op-ed asking if Governor Cuomo was ever serious about his commitment to supportive housing and solving homelessness: Now, with ..Read More
Tell Albany Time Is Running Out Posted on June 16, 2016 by Nicole Edine All that is preventing the State from building the first 6,000 new units of supportive housing for the most vulnerable homeless individuals and families is a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Governor and legislative leaders. With only a few hours ..Read More
Was Cuomo Ever Serious About Solving Homelessness? Supportive Housing Funding is Nowhere to be Seen Posted on June 15, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News It’s been 154 days since Gov. Cuomo promised bold action on homelessness. Now, days before the end of the legislative session in Albany, not a single penny has been spent. What’s perhaps most disheartening is that it now appears he may have never i ..Read More
