Today’s Read: How New York’s Housing Crunch Has Fueled Homelessness Posted on December 21, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone New Yorkers are all too familiar with the citywide housing affordability crisis: With more than half of renters shelling out over 30 percent of their income toward housing, countless families and individuals live precariously close to falling behind on rent. I ..Read More
How New York’s Housing Crunch Has Poured Gasoline on a Festering Homeless Crisis Posted on December 17, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in CNBC A land of four-figure rents and homes that easily costs seven figures, New York City’s white-hot real estate and rental prices have recently shown signs of moderating. Unfortunately, the cooler market is unlikely to stave off another crisis already gripp ..Read More
Today’s Video: State Hasn’t Made Good on Funds to Fight Homelessness in NYC Posted on December 16, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone While thousands of our homeless neighbors struggle to survive on the frigid streets and languish in shelters, elected officials in Albany continue to delay the release of greatly needed funds for supportive housing. Supportive housing is proven to break the cy ..Read More
Advocates: State Hasn’t Made Good on Funds to Fight Homelessness in New York City Posted on December 15, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in CBS New York Earlier this year Governor Andrew Cuomo promised to invest billions of dollars into solving the growing homeless problem in New York. So far the city has only seen a fraction of the funds. Severe to low temperatures and record high homeless are a dangerous com ..Read More
Warm Coats for Needy Falling Far Short of Goal Posted on December 14, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Times Union Organizations that collect warm coats for needy New Yorkers are scrambling to meet the demand as freezing temperatures approach. Juan De La Cruz, who runs the Grand Central food program for the Coalition for the Homeless, said requests for coats start coming a ..Read More
Home for the Holidays Posted on December 15, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Queens Tribune This holiday season many of us will gather in our homes with friends and loved ones to celebrate. Sadly, for families across the state who face eviction and homelessness, the holiday season is a time of stress and worry over the possibility of losing the roof ..Read More
Support Swells for ‘Right to Counsel’ for Low-Income New Yorkers Facing Eviction Posted on December 14, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Metro Legislators and activists petitioned Mayor Bill de Blasio at City Hall Tuesday to give low-income New Yorkers the right to an attorney when facing unjust evictions in housing court. In 2015, de Blasio enacted a plan to support New Yorkers facing unfair evictio ..Read More
City’s Supportive Housing Effort Gets a Boost With 550 New Units Posted on December 13, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Curbed Mayor de Bill de Blasio continues in his pursuit to fix the city’s ongoing housing crisis. Along with his plans to build 80,000 affordable units over the next ten years, the mayor also wants to create 15,000 units of supportive housing during the next 15 yea ..Read More
4 Ways to Support People Experiencing Homelessness During the Arctic Blast Posted on December 12, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Bustle Though national rates of homelessness have been reportedly decreasing in recent years, roughly 550,000 people across the country are still sleeping in shelters, tents, cars, or outside on the ground each night. Winter is a particularly dangerous time for peopl ..Read More
