Today’s Video: Homelessness in New York City Posted on June 27, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone With more than 62,000 New Yorkers sleeping in shelters each night and thousands more on the streets, we urgently need bold solutions to address the homelessness crisis. Coalition for the Homeless Policy Director Giselle Routhier recently sat down with Sheryl M ..Read More
Homelessness in New York City Posted on June 25, 2018 by Sheryl McCarthy in CUNY TV Walk through almost any New York neighborhood, and it seems as if there are more people sleeping in cardboard boxes and sleeping bags than ever. According to the Coalition for the Homeless, more than 63,000 men, women and children used the city shelters last y ..Read More
Advocates Rally for the Homeless Posted on June 21, 2018 by Tyvan Burns in Amsterdam News Wednesday, June 13, the Mayor’s Public Engagement Unit, the Department of Social Services, and the Department of Education and Department of Homeless Services Homebase providers hosted a day of action, engaging parents and caregivers at 25 elementary schools ..Read More
Discrimination, Scarcity Still Barriers for Homeless Looking for Housing Posted on June 21, 2018 by Brendan Cheney in Politico New York Homeless New Yorkers looking to use rental assistance vouchers to move out of city shelters are still struggling with discrimination by landlords, insufficient funding and a perpetually tight housing market, according to interviews with care providers and city ..Read More
New York City Sues Landlords Who Refuse Government Vouchers Posted on June 20, 2018 by Nikita Stewart in The New York Times For the past four years, New York City has tried to persuade landlords and real estate brokers to rent apartments to low-income people and homeless people with bonuses and pledges that rent would be guaranteed with government vouchers. The incentives have help ..Read More
A Supportive Housing Victory, and Much More To Do Posted on June 19, 2018 by Stephen Levin and Rafael Salamanca in Gotham Gazette New York City is facing a crisis. There are more than 60,000 homeless individuals living in the city shelter system daily, and thousands more in shelters for survivors of domestic violence, youth, and those living with HIV/AIDS. An additional estimated 4,000 N ..Read More
City Touts Drop in Homelessness, But Advocates Call It PR Stunt Posted on June 19, 2018 by Adam Nichols in Patch The amount of homeless people living on the streets of New York City has dropped in the past year, according to city officials citing a count that was carried out on the night of January 22. But the claim was attacked by advocates working with the city’s ..Read More
Report Reveals How Much New Yorkers Have to Earn Per Hour to Rent an Apartment Posted on June 18, 2018 in NBC New York It comes as no surprise that New York City’s housing market costs are high, but a new report reveals the level of unattainability when it comes to a minimum wage worker to be able to afford two-bedroom housing. According to the “Out of Reach” report rele ..Read More
Today’s Read: City Officials Urge Mayor to Increase Housing for Homeless Posted on June 21, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone Momentum continues to build for the Coalition’s House Our Future NY campaign. We are calling on Mayor de Blasio to increase the number of permanent affordable housing units set aside for homeless New Yorkers to 30,000 of his 300,000-unit Housing New York 2.0 ..Read More
