New York is facing a potential explosion in homelessness Posted on June 30, 2020 by Janaki Chadha in POLITICO Before losing her job this past March, Dawn Miller would spend her entire paycheck on rent each month. She’s lived in her Flatbush, Brooklyn apartment for more than a decade, and until the coronavirus pandemic hit, had been working at a food kiosk at Brookly ..Read More
Affordable Housing Lottery Odds Worst for Those Who Can Afford the Least Posted on June 28, 2020 by Rachel Holliday Smith, Ann Choi, Will Welch in THE CITY The city’s housing agency this month upgraded its online application system to make seeking an affordable apartment easier — but the odds to get a lease remain worst for those with the least. A review by THE CITY of more than 18 million ..Read More
June 24th COVID-19 Virtual Memorial Posted on June 25, 2020 On June 24th, several New York City faith leaders and homeless advocacy and services groups held the second virtual memorial service to honor the many homeless and formerly homeless New Yorkers, as well as those serving them, who have lost their lives during t ..Read More
Today’s Read: Housing Cuts Would Exacerbate Inequality Posted on June 24, 2020 by Jacquelyn Simone The past several months have underscored the now-familiar mantra, “housing is health care.” As Coalition for the Homeless documented in our recent report, the age-adjusted mortality rate due to COVID-19 for homeless New Yorkers in shelters as of June 1st w ..Read More
Homeless New Yorkers in Shelters Face Higher Coronavirus Death Rate Posted on June 17, 2020 by Valeria Ricciulli in Curbed NY Helena Hill, a 56-year-old New Yorker, was living in a College Point, Queens, homeless shelter when the pandemic hit. She had been staying there since December, in a room with 12 other women — and sharing a bathroom, a cafeteria, and common areas — where i ..Read More
COVID Tore Through NYC Homeless Shelters. But Residents Were Kept in the Dark Posted on June 16, 2020 by Claudia Irizarry Aponte, Ann Choi, and Hiram Alejandro Durán in The City Before COVID-19, life in the HELP Meyer men’s shelter on Wards Island could often be hostile, according to Alphonso Syville, who has lived there for the last decade. But since the start of the pandemic, he said, whatever camaraderie existed among residents h ..Read More
MTA’s Homeless Efforts Racked Up Police Overtime, And Largely Flopped, According To MTA Inspector General Posted on June 16, 2020 by Stephen Nessen, WNYC in Gothamist Last year the MTA, at the urging of Governor Cuomo, began an intensive effort to get homeless people out of subways and stations and into shelters or hospitals because of increased delays attributed to homeless people. The agency spends $5 million annually ..Read More
What $1 Billion of the NYPD’s Budget Could Do for Housing Posted on June 12, 2020 by Valeria Ricciulli in Curbed NY As New Yorkers protested against racism and police brutality over the past few weeks, the NYPD was caught on video clashing with demonstrators several times: shoving a 20-year-old woman against the pavement, hitting individuals with batons, and& ..Read More
Study Reveals Severe Impact Coronavirus Pandemic Has Had On NYC’s Homeless Population Posted on June 11, 2020 in CBS New York NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The coronavirus pandemic has had a severe impact on New York City’s homeless population. According to the Coalition for the Homeless, as of June 1, the homeless mortality rate was 321 per 100,000 people. ..Read More
