Shelter’s Link to Luxury High-Rise Shows Contradictions of New York Housing Posted on September 14, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times When she found herself on the subway on a sweltering August night two years ago, her two young children and their few belongings squeezed onto the hard plastic seats beside her, Nichelle Way had no idea where they were going. Her abusive ex-boyfriend had just ..Read More
5 Myths About Public Housing Posted on September 14, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Business Insider David Simon’s recent HBO miniseries “Show Me a Hero” has drawn attention to the history of one of the most misunderstood parts of American urban life: public housing. Many observers across the political spectrum believe that public housing in the United ..Read More
Actors, Psychologists Teach New York City Police How to Treat the Mentally Distressed Posted on September 13, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Associated Press A woman called Emily, tears streaming down her face, stood on a ledge threatening to jump. For 15 minutes, a police sergeant used the common thread that connects them — they’re both mothers — to gradually talk her out of killing herself. The scene, p ..Read More
New York Comptroller Clashes With Mayor de Blasio Over Shelter Contracts Posted on September 11, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times Millions of dollars in payments to dozens of nonprofits that shelter homeless people in New York are being held up by the city comptroller, who said the city was potentially placing shelter residents in unsafe conditions under existing contracts. Since Mayor B ..Read More
Homeless in New York: Ways to Help Posted on September 11, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times Let’s not talk about the “homeless problem.” The homeless are the young man who did his college homework while living in a shelter after his family hit a rough patch. The homeless are the man at the coat drive looking for a warm winter coat that could fi ..Read More
New York Will be First State With $15 Minimum for Fast-Food Workers Posted on September 10, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Bloomberg Governor Andrew Cuomo set New York on a path to become the first state to raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $15 per hour. The governor announced Thursday at a joint appearance with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden that his labor commissioner had app ..Read More
The Mayor’s Battle on Homelessness Posted on September 9, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times The alarming abundance of people panhandling or bedding down in New York City’s streets and subways this summer has made life more complicated for Mayor Bill de Blasio. It fits neatly into a prebaked narrative about his election, which right-wing critics sai ..Read More
Every Single Part of NYC is Unaffordable on $8.75/Hour Posted on September 8, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Curbed It’s no secret that rents in New York City are sky-high, but a new study by StreetEasy exposes just how unaffordable they really are (h/t NYDN). According to rent data gathered by the real estate site, New Yorkers need to earn an hourly wage of $38.80 to ..Read More
City Data Shows Extent of Homelessness, Visible and Not Posted on September 9, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Politico New York The rise in homelessness in New York City isn’t just a matter of perception. Data obtained by POLITICO New York shows that services used by unsheltered homeless people is increasing, as is the number of unsheltered homeless individuals. The homelessness ..Read More
