Council Bill to Increase Homeless Housing Has Enou Posted on January 29, 2019 by Janaki Chadha in PoliticoPro A bill that would substantially increase the amount of housing set aside for homeless New Yorkers now has enough sponsors in the City Council to override a veto, as the de Blasio administration remains resistant to the idea. The legislation, introduced by Coun ..Read More
CityViews: State Must Equip the City to Truly Comb Posted on January 28, 2019 by Eric Adams in CityLimits.org Across the five boroughs, homelessness has become too commonplace. Many of its victims are living on the streets, sleeping in parks, and escaping these cold winter months underground in the subways. An all-time record 63,500 New Yorkers sleep in shelters every ..Read More
Coalition Testifies on NYS Executive Budget 2019 Posted on January 29, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone Last week, Coalition for the Homeless submitted testimony to the Fiscal Committees of the New York State Legislature on the NYS Executive Budget 2019. Although there are some positive developments in the recently released Executive Budget, Governor Cuomo has c ..Read More
