Mayor de Blasio Levels With New Yorkers on Homelessness Crisis Posted on March 1, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Village Voice Mayor Bill de Blasio struck a somber tone as he unveiled his newest plan to mitigate the city’s homelessness crisis on Tuesday, lowering expectations for making a dent in the intractable issue he pledged to tackle when he campaigned for mayor more than three ..Read More
City Leaders Focus on Shelters and Siting with Too Little Focus on Housing Solutions Posted on March 2, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone Faced with record homelessness, City leaders announced two separate plans this week in an attempt to grapple with the crisis. Mayor de Blasio unveiled a new homelessness strategy on Tuesday, which marks a shift to borough-based shelter siting to better serve h ..Read More
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces New Plan to Curb Homelessness Posted on February 28, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in WABC Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday unveiled a new borough-based plan to reduce the footprint of New York City’s homeless shelter system and drive down the population of homeless New Yorkers relying on shelters. De Blasio outlined the timing and logistics of ..Read More
A Humbled de Blasio Tries Again With New Homelessness Initiative Posted on February 28, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in Crain's A chastened Mayor Bill de Blasio laid out a new approach for addressing the homelessness problem that has dogged him since he promised in his inauguration speech three years ago to make the city “a place where everyday people can afford to live, work and ..Read More
Today’s Read: Poor Families to Get More Help With Rent From New York State Posted on February 28, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone In a tremendous victory for low-income families, New York State has reached a settlement to substantially increase the monthly rent subsidies for households in the Family Eviction Prevention Supplement program. FEPS, which serves approximately 10,000 families ..Read More
A Strong Step by New York City to Help Tenants Keep Housing Posted on February 23, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in amNewYork For years, there’s been talk of funding legal counsel for city residents facing eviction in a broad, inclusive way. But despite City Council support, concern about the scope and cost always prevented full budgetary support from City Hall. Mayor Bill de Blasi ..Read More
Today’s Read: Delaying Supportive Housing Funding a Luxury New York’s Homeless Don’t Have Posted on February 22, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone Supportive housing is proven to break the cycle of chronic homelessness by giving people the stability of a permanent home and the support services they need to thrive, while simultaneously saving taxpayer dollars. But, faced with record homelessness, State le ..Read More
Can Other U.S. Cities Follow in NYC’s Footsteps to Help Renters? Posted on February 21, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in Next City After the announcement by Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito that New York City would be extending a universal right to legal services for low-income tenants facing eviction, many of the city’s housing advocates rejoiced. “ ..Read More
Delaying Supportive Housing Funding a Luxury New York’s Homeless Don’t Have Posted on February 21, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Slant Sometimes Mother Nature has an interesting way of getting her point across. Last week, members of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration were scheduled to testify before state legislators about the impact of the governor’s budget proposal on the homelessness c ..Read More
