De Blasio Resists Calls for More Homeless Housing as Council Proposal Moves Forward Posted on January 14, 2019 by Nicole Edine in PoliticoPro As Mayor Bill de Blasio continues to defend his housing plan against critics who say it leaves out the city’s most vulnerable populations, the City Council is taking up a bill that would force a dramatic increase in housing built for the homeless. A bill ..Read More
Homeless Advocates Demand ‘Home Stability Support’ to Stem Crisis Posted on January 13, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone in Queens Daily Eagle A large coalition of community organizations and homeless advocates have renewed a push to enact Home Stability Support (HSS), a rent supplement for low-income New Yorkers at risk of being evicted or otherwise becoming homeless. The HSS bill, first introduced ..Read More
de Blasio Gives Little Mention to Several Major Challenges in State of the City Speech Posted on January 11, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone in Gotham Gazette As Mayor Bill de Blasio touted significant accomplishments of his five years in office and laid out a new agenda for expanding his fight against inequality during his Thursday State of the City speech, he made little or no mention of a number of important chal ..Read More
Hevesi Renews Push for Home Stability Support in Letter to Cuomo Posted on January 9, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone in Queens Daily Eagle The crisis is evident in subway cars, ATM kiosks and even Queens courthouses. In communities across the city and state, thousands of homeless New Yorkers seek warm, and relatively safe, places to sleep. But the street homeless are just a sliver of the 250,000 ..Read More
House Our Future NY Campaign Statement in Response to Mayor de Blasio’s State of the City Address Posted on January 10, 2019 by Nicole Edine in Press Release Homelessness Crisis Still at Record Levels, with More Than 23,000 Children and All-Time Record 17,000 Single Adults Sleeping in Shelters Each Night NEW YORK, NY – The following statement is in response to Mayor de Blasio State of the City address today, wher ..Read More
