Today’s Read: de Blasio Can Fulfill his Progressive Promise by Retooling his Housing Plan Posted on September 18, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone Mayor de Blasio came into office nearly five years ago with a pledge to end the “tale of two cities” by tackling poverty and inequality. But with a near-record 61,697 New Yorkers sleeping in homeless shelters each night – and thousands more bedding down ..Read More
CityViews: De Blasio Can Fulfill his Progressive Promise by Retooling his Housing Plan Posted on September 17, 2018 by Nicole Edine in CityLimitsNews New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has made great strides in carrying out his oft-repeated pledge to make the Big Apple “the fairest big city in America.” He made universal pre-kindergarten a reality, played a key role in raising the city’s minimum wage, ..Read More
Americans Want to Believe Jobs Are the Solution to Poverty. They’re Not. Posted on September 11, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times U.S. unemployment is down and jobs are going unfilled. But for people without much education, the real question is, Do those jobs pay enough to live on? Venessa Solivan and her three children fled their last place in June 2015, after a young man was shot and k ..Read More
Tenants’ Right to Counsel May Be Expanded With Levine Legislation Posted on September 12, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone in AMNewYork Councilman Mark Levine plans to introduce legislation Wednesday that would expand the scope of the nascent Right to Counsel measure, which is getting underway in housing court. Last August, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed the Right to Counsel, which gives the gove ..Read More
