Survey Says Number of NYC’s Unsheltered Homeless Is Down, but Advocates Disagree Posted on May 31, 2019 by Valeria Ricciulli in Curbed A federal survey that counts individuals sleeping on the streets, parks, and subways on a given winter night every year, found that there are two percent fewer unsheltered homeless individuals in New York City, the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) announc ..Read More
Woes at Wards Island Homeless Shelters Overseen by Gov. Cuomo’s Sister Posted on May 31, 2019 by Greg B. Smith in The City Last fall, a Cuomo administration agency signed off on a new shelter on Wards Island to be operated by HELP Social Services, part of a nonprofit founded decades ago by the governor and chaired by his sister, Maria Cuomo Cole. The Office of Temporary & Disa ..Read More
A Secret to Better Health Care Posted on May 27, 2019 by Robert E. Rubin and Kenneth L. Davis in The New York Times Health care is at the center of the national policy conversation, and with the 2020 presidential election now in full swing, that is where it will probably remain. But for all the talk about how to increase access and reduce costs, we’re missing a critical p ..Read More
Coalition Testifies on New York City Fiscal Year 2020 Executive Budget Posted on May 28, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone On Thursday, May 23, Coalition for the Homeless submitted testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Finance and Subcommittee on Capital Budget on the NYC Fiscal Year 2020 Executive Budget. As the Coalition’s recent State of the Homeless 2019 report ..Read More
Today’s Listen: Counting the Homeless Posted on May 20, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone With more than 63,000 New Yorkers sleeping in shelters each night, record homelessness carries a significant human and financial cost. As the Coalition’s State of the Homeless 2019 report noted, “The number of people in shelters each night is big enough to ..Read More
Advocates March to City Hall Calling for Construction of More Housing for Homeless New Yorkers Posted on May 13, 2019 by House Our Future NY in Press Release Following State of the Homeless 2019 Release, Advocates March to Urge Mayor de Blasio to Build 24,000 New Units of Affordable Housing for Homeless New Yorkers Homelessness in NYC Remains at Record Levels, With More Than 63,000 People – Including Over 15,000 ..Read More
A Growing Crisis: Analyzing de Blasio’s Response to Homelessness in NYC Posted on May 7, 2019 by Inside City Hall in NY1 Errol Louis discussed Mayor de Blasio’s response to the ongoing homelessness crisis, with Giselle Routhier of Coalition for the Homeless and Jennifer March from Citizens’ Committee for Children. ..Read More
In NYC, Still No Homes for Tens of Thousands Posted on May 7, 2019 by The Editorial Board in AM New York Two particularly disturbing numbers stand out from this year’s “State of the Homeless” report from advocacy group Coalition for the Homeless. The first is what the coalition cited as an alarming record high hit by NYC in January: For that month, an avera ..Read More
Join us for the 25th annual ARTWALK NY! Posted on May 5, 2019 ARTWALK NY brings together hundreds of artists, art-lovers and other compassionate New Yorkers at this landmark event to celebrate the role of “artist-as-activist” and raise awareness about the issues of homelessness, poverty and social justice. Join us fo ..Read More
