Queens Pol’s Rent Subsidy Plan to Curb Homelessness Wins Support of City’s Largest Landlord Group Posted on March 3, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News A Queens Assemblyman’s plan to crack down on the city homeless crisis has managed to unite affordable housing advocates and landlords. The Rent Stabilization Association, the city’s largest landlord organization, Friday threw its support behind the ..Read More
Amid de Blasio’s Modest Goals on Homelessness, State Proposal Gains Support Posted on March 2, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times Mayor Bill de Blasio’s declaration that the best New York City could do to reduce the ranks of homeless people in its shelters was to move 2,500 out over five years is rallying advocates and some elected officials behind a plan now working its way through th ..Read More
Today’s Read: Amid de Blasio’s Modest Goals on Homelessness, State Proposal Gains Support Posted on March 3, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone The urgency of the homelessness crisis is clear, with both Mayor de Blasio and the City Council releasing plans this week dealing with shelter siting. As the Coalition has consistently reiterated, the focus must be on permanent housing solutions to prevent hom ..Read More
What You Need to Know if You Can’t Pay Your Rent, and How the City Can Help Posted on March 2, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in DNAinfo Mayor Bill de Blasio’s new plan to tackle the skyrocketing homeless population across the city includes an expanded effort to keep at-risk New Yorkers in their homes through rental assistance programs, he said Tuesday. The various rental assistance progr ..Read More
Mayor de Blasio Levels With New Yorkers on Homelessness Crisis Posted on March 1, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Village Voice Mayor Bill de Blasio struck a somber tone as he unveiled his newest plan to mitigate the city’s homelessness crisis on Tuesday, lowering expectations for making a dent in the intractable issue he pledged to tackle when he campaigned for mayor more than three ..Read More
City Leaders Focus on Shelters and Siting with Too Little Focus on Housing Solutions Posted on March 2, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone Faced with record homelessness, City leaders announced two separate plans this week in an attempt to grapple with the crisis. Mayor de Blasio unveiled a new homelessness strategy on Tuesday, which marks a shift to borough-based shelter siting to better serve h ..Read More
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces New Plan to Curb Homelessness Posted on February 28, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in WABC Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday unveiled a new borough-based plan to reduce the footprint of New York City’s homeless shelter system and drive down the population of homeless New Yorkers relying on shelters. De Blasio outlined the timing and logistics of ..Read More
A Humbled de Blasio Tries Again With New Homelessness Initiative Posted on February 28, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in Crain's A chastened Mayor Bill de Blasio laid out a new approach for addressing the homelessness problem that has dogged him since he promised in his inauguration speech three years ago to make the city “a place where everyday people can afford to live, work and ..Read More
