Today’s Read: de Blasio’s Plan to Fight Homelessness Won’t Do Much Posted on January 31, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone The number of New Yorkers sleeping in shelters each night has reached a new record high amidst an unrelenting affordable housing crisis. Unfortunately, Mayor de Blasio’s plan to tackle the problem – his Housing NY plan – leaves homeless New Yorkers in th ..Read More
De Blasio’s Plan to Fight Homelessness Won’t Do Much, Critics Say Posted on January 31, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News Mayor de Blasio’s touted his affordable housing plan as unprecedented and ambitious — but advocates for the homeless say it’ll barely put a dent in the population of New Yorkers sleeping in shelters. “We have to tie it to what the need is — and that ..Read More
Cuomo’s Housing Budget Must Go Farther, Some Advocates Say Posted on January 25, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone in City Limits Albany has it tough this year. As a result of declining revenues, the state faces a $4.4 billion budget deficit that Governor Andrew Cuomo hopes he can eliminate by curbing spending growth to 1.8 percent and creating new revenue sources. Changes to federal hea ..Read More
‘People Will Sign Anything’: How Legal Odds Are Stacked Against the Evicted Posted on January 24, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Guardian Since being evicted from her apartment in New York’s Bronx neighborhood in September, Areletha McLain and her six young children have crammed into a two-bedroom apartment with five relatives. Their belongings are piled up in a corner and the kids sleep doubl ..Read More
Tax Overhaul Is a Blow to Affordable Housing Efforts Posted on January 18, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times The last time that Congress approved a sweeping overhaul of the federal tax code, in 1986, it created a tax credit meant to encourage the private sector to invest in affordable housing. It has grown into a $9 billion-a-year social program that has funded the c ..Read More
‘Code Blue’ Issued as Freezing Temperatures Threaten NYC Homeless Population Posted on January 5, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone in Pix11 More than 60,000 New Yorkers have no place to call home and the punishing cold weather can prove deadly for anyone sleeping on the streets. “It’s extremely dangerous, you’re talking about people dealing with hypothermia, who are not prepared, but have to ..Read More
With NYC in Deep Freeze, Many Homeless People Seek Refuge in the Subways Posted on January 5, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone in NY1 Melvin Fields doesn’t have a place to call his own. But the 63-year-old does have the subway. “You know what I’m saying, it’s safe from the cold, you know what I’m saying. It’s very cold out there now,” Fields said. A ..Read More
Helping the Homeless Get Out of the Cold Posted on January 5, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone in Fox5NY New York City estimates 3,000 homeless people live on the streets. While many have sought shelter this week, many others haven’t. These are conditions we find tough, even just to get to the corner. Yet countless New Yorkers have no refuge, as Fox 5 saw a ..Read More
Cold Comfort: U.S. Homeless Shelters Overwhelmed in Brutal Weather Posted on January 5, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone in Reuters In the common room of Boston’s Pine Street Inn homeless shelter, dozens of blue vinyl pads and folded-up cots stood ready on Friday for another night’s rush of people fleeing the deadly cold that has gripped the region for almost two weeks. The four-story ..Read More
