Today’s Read: NYC’s Homeless Hotels Posted on December 28, 2016 Although New York City has the largest homeless population of any city in the United States, we don’t have the massive tent encampments found in many other cities with growing homeless populations. In fact, the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Develop ..Read More
Who’s Afraid of NYC’s Homeless Hotels? Posted on December 23, 2016 by Tobias Salinger in City Limits A homeless 52-year-old woman described the boutique Manhattan hotel room where she lives with her two grandkids as clean but tiny. Frances Ramos said the city Department of Homeless Services placed her family at The MAve Hotel in late October. The narrow, 11-f ..Read More
What the Homeless Really Need Posted on December 22, 2016 by Letitia James in New York Daily News Every night, more than 62,000 people sleep in our shelters, on our streets or in our subway system. This means there are more homeless people in New York City than at any time since the Great Depression. It is an epidemic we must face with the full force of ou ..Read More
Homeless Advocates Say Cuomo, Legislature Could Free Up Money Now Posted on December 21, 2016 by Karen Dewitt in WXXI News Advocates for the homeless say the governor and Legislature don’t need to call a special session to free up more money to help create more housing for those in need. They say political leaders could simply sign an already printed memorandum of understanding ..Read More
Remembering the Homeless Who Died in 2016 Posted on December 22, 2016 by David Brand in Gothamist The windows and walls at Manhattan’s Drisha Institute for Jewish Education were lined last night with large sheets of paper covered with 143 names, each the name of a homeless person who died in NYC this year. For the past five years, the homeless servic ..Read More
Volunteers Offer Hot Comfort for Hungry, Homeless Posted on December 21, 2016 by Anthony Capote in The Riverdale Press Monday night was a bitter 24-degress, the coldest night so far of this winter season, and yet Paul Fitzgerald, Nime LaFauci and Mick Galvan were still driving around the Bronx, delivering food to people in need. “We fed about 200 people, tonight, that’s ab ..Read More
Today’s Read: How New York’s Housing Crunch Has Fueled Homelessness Posted on December 21, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone New Yorkers are all too familiar with the citywide housing affordability crisis: With more than half of renters shelling out over 30 percent of their income toward housing, countless families and individuals live precariously close to falling behind on rent. I ..Read More
Thank You For Another Magical Holiday Season! Posted on December 20, 2016 Elaborate balloon sculptures, candy canes and loads of festive décor decked the halls last week, as nearly 150 homeless girls and boys from eight different NYC shelters made their way into our magical Kids’ Holiday Carnival. Iron Man, Superman, graffiti ar ..Read More
How New York’s Housing Crunch Has Poured Gasoline on a Festering Homeless Crisis Posted on December 17, 2016 by Joseph Wade in CNBC A land of four-figure rents and homes that easily costs seven figures, New York City’s white-hot real estate and rental prices have recently shown signs of moderating. Unfortunately, the cooler market is unlikely to stave off another crisis already gripp ..Read More
