Homeless High School Kids to Graduate in Inaugural USS Intrepid Ceremony Posted on June 26, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News This isn’t your typical high school graduation. Dozens of homeless high school kids who overcame huge obstacles to become part of the class of 2016 are being honored Friday in a first-of-its-kind graduation ceremony on the USS Intrepid. All of the 45 kids at ..Read More
Seniors’ Housing Needs Are a Special Challenge Posted on June 25, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in City Limits Finding affordable housing is a challenge for most New Yorkers, but it isn’t hard to find seniors who feel great strain over the hard-to-reconcile realities of low incomes and high rents. Half of senior households pay more than 30 percent of their income ..Read More
NYC Education Department, Department of Homeless Services to Target Students at Risk of Becoming Homeless Posted on June 24, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News The city Education Department is teaming up for the first time with the Department of Homeless Services to target students who are at risk for becoming homeless. Workers from both agencies are visiting 25 of the city’s most at-risk schools this week to raise ..Read More
New York City Allocates $5 Million to Move Tenants Out of ‘Three-Quarter’ Homes Posted on June 24, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times New York City will dedicate $5 million of its budget for next year to inspect and fix illegal boarding homes, known as “three-quarter” houses, and to relocate tenants living in them, city officials said. The spending is part of a budget deal for the 2016 f ..Read More
Jailed for Being Broke Posted on June 23, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Rolling Stone A little over a week ago, a 23-year-old construction worker in the Bronx named Jeff Rivera got in an argument with his wife, from whom he is separated. During the argument, he struck her door, pushing in the screen. Rivera was arrested and brought to court, wh ..Read More
Homeless, Wheelchair-Bound Brooklyn Teen Graduates at Top of Class, is Headed to NYU on Scholarship Posted on June 21, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News A resilient Brooklyn teen is going from a homeless shelter to a dorm at New York University. Johileny Meran Almonte has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. But that wasn’t the worst of it. Her mother died in 2010. Johileny has been living in a homeless she ..Read More
62 or Older? You May Qualify for Apartment Rent Freeze Posted on June 21, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in SI Live Staten Islanders age 62 or older — who rent apartments and meet certain requirements — may be eligible for two-year freezes on their monthly rent under the NYC Rent Freeze Program for Seniors (SCRIE). The program covers apartments that are rent-sta ..Read More
Mapping the Rental Crisis New York’s Poorest Families Face Posted on June 17, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Curbed If you don’t make a lot of money, then a lot of New York City apartments are just not going to be within your reach. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, given the current state of the rental market, and how much rents have risen in recent years. But ..Read More
McCray Roadmap Will Address Mental Health at Rikers Posted on June 17, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Capital New York First lady Chirlane McCray said on Tuesday that her forthcoming “Roadmap for Mental Health” will address mental health issues at the Rikers Island jail complex, stressing the importance of preventive measures like diversion centers and supportive h ..Read More
