M.A. Dennis Posted on June 26, 2019 My Success Story Success feels different after failure. And there is no greater fail than losing your dignity and having your humanity marginalized. Overcoming that level of defeat, which is the agony of homelessness, requires a Herculean effort. It is no smal ..Read More
How Subway Delays and the Homeless Crisis Are Intertwined Posted on June 26, 2019 by Winnie Hu in The New York Times After years of decline, New York’s subway is showing signs of improvement, with the percentage of trains running on time creeping upward. But at least one area is getting worse: disruptions involving homeless people. Trains were delayed 659 times last year b ..Read More
New York Lawmakers Call on Trump to Rethink Plan to Change How Poverty is Defined and Calculated Posted on June 24, 2019 by Denis Slattery in New York Daily News ALBANY — New York lawmakers and advocacy groups are calling on President Trump to rethink his plan to redefine poverty. Last month, the White House Office of Management and Budget proposed changes to how inflation and the consumer price index are calculated, ..Read More
Grim New Report Shows Rent Is Unaffordable In Every State Posted on June 18, 2019 by Laura Paddison in HuffPost Plenty of evidence shows how widespread and devastating America’s housing crisis is, but perhaps none quite as starkly as this: There’s not a single state, metropolitan area or county in the U.S. where a full-time worker earning the minimum wage can afford ..Read More
Today’s Read: Grim New Report Shows Rent Is Unaffordable in Every State Posted on June 18, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone The lack of truly affordable housing has long fueled record homelessness in our city: Nearly 62,000 New Yorkers, including 22,000 children, bed down in shelters each night. Communities across the country are similarly feeling the impact of the affordable housi ..Read More
Shuffled Among Homeless Shelters, and Not Told Why Posted on June 13, 2019 by Nikita Stewart in The New York Times Patrice Joseph believed she was singled out when she complained about cigarette smoke and plumbing problems at the homeless shelter where she and her teenage son and daughter lived in Jamaica, Queens. Within days last month, the family was moved to a shelter i ..Read More
‘A Real Sea Change’: What NYC Tenants Need To Know About The New Rent Reform Deal Posted on June 13, 2019 by Elizabeth Kim in Gothamist The plight of renters, especially rent-regulated ones, has long been part of New York City lore — steep rent hikes, shoddy maintenance, fear of being blacklisted and evicted, and a general sense of powerlessness against a faceless landlord. But come next wee ..Read More
Finding Affordable Housing In NYC Is Hard, It’s Almost Impossible If You’re A Senior Posted on June 12, 2019 by CBSNewYork in CBS 2 New York NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Liz Cole has lived and worked in New York City for most of her adult life. She says the realities of aging in the city, being her own support system, and living on a fixed income is stressful. “The homelessness issue is very fright ..Read More
Landmark Deal Reached on Rent Protections for Tenants in N.Y. Posted on June 11, 2019 by Luis Ferré-Sadurní, Jesse McKinley and Vivian Wang in The New York Times Newly empowered Democratic leaders in Albany announced a landmark agreement on Tuesday to strengthen New York’s rent laws and tenant protections, seeking to address concern about housing costs that is helping drive the debate over inequality across the natio ..Read More
