New York Builds Housing to Cut Healthcare Costs

Barabara Scamordella spent about 15 years living on and off the streets of New York City and Nassau County. This past January, she got lucky: she moved into a new supportive housing development called Boston Road, after the street where it’s located in the B ..Read More

The Fight for Supportive Housing Isn’t Over Yet

The prolonged release of the $2 billion Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed in his State of the State address to build supportive and affordable housing finally has an end in sight. Cuomo’s announcement last week that he has signed a proposed memorandum of understand ..Read More

Urge State Leaders to Fund Supportive Housing

Last week, Governor Cuomo took a big step toward releasing critical funding for supportive housing by directing the New York State Division of the Budget to execute a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to release $2 billion for supportive and affordable housing ..Read More

Today’s Read: Shelter for Disabled Comes Up Short

The dwindling supply of affordable and supportive housing has pushed near-record numbers of New Yorkers into homelessness. The increase in homelessness and subsequent strain on the shelter system have been acutely felt by homeless people with disabilities, who ..Read More

Cuomo Moves Toward Firming Up $2 Billion Housing Plan

After months of prodding by housing advocates, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday that he had ordered the signing of an agreement on how to spend a $2 billion downpayment on his five-year, $20 billion initiative to create 100,000 units of affordable hous ..Read More