For An Artist, A Room of His Own Is a Lifesaver Posted on July 1, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in NPR These days you can find William Kitt in a small, bright solarium on the corner of 150th Street and Edgecombe Avenue in Manhattan, where he lives. Most hours on any day he sits here, sketching over a desk cluttered with colored pencils and pastels. What you cou ..Read More
Today’s Read: NYC Effort to Help Homeless Makes Slow Progress Posted on July 7, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone The City has taken key steps to combat homelessness, but with the shelter census stubbornly hovering at near-record levels, it is clear that further action is needed. The de Blasio administration has refocused the City’s homelessness strategy on housing-base ..Read More
NYC Effort to Help Homeless Makes Slow Progress Posted on July 6, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Wall Street Journal As New York City’s homeless problem worsened last year, Mayor Bill de Blasio parted with two top officials overseeing the issue, called weekly staff meetings that sometimes grew testy and pledged more than $1 billion in additional funding. So far, the result ..Read More
How to Stay Safe During the Heat Posted on July 7, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone New York City’s stifling summer heat has officially arrived, with temperatures above 90 degrees expected this week. This hot weather can be dangerous for New Yorkers living on the streets or in shelters without air-conditioning. Take advantage of these resou ..Read More
Gov. Cuomo, Legislature Deadlocked on $2B Affordable Housing Plan for New York Posted on July 5, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News Plans to develop nearly 3,000 units of affordable housing across New York have been put in jeopardy because Gov. Cuomo and legislative leaders failed to reach an agreement on how to spend $2 billion they put in the budget this year for new housing, advocates c ..Read More
New York Isn’t Telling Tenants They May Be Protected From Big Rent Hikes Posted on July 6, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in ProPublica In February of 2015, Lilian Piedra received a letter with devastating news: Her landlord was jacking up the rent for her four-bedroom apartment in Manhattan’s Washington Heights from $2,100 a month to $3,500. The notice did not say she faced eviction, but Pi ..Read More
Continuing to Pressure Cuomo to Keep His Promise to Homeless New Yorkers Posted on June 30, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone The legislative session has ended, but the fight for supportive housing continues. On Tuesday, the Coalition joined homeless New Yorkers and other advocates from the Campaign 4 NY/NY Housing in a picket line outside The Plaza Hotel, where Governor Cuomo was ho ..Read More
A Hospital Offers Frequent ER Patients an Out — Free Housing Posted on June 29, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in NPR For a lot of us, the hospital’s emergency room is a stressful place. Not so for Glenn Baker. When Baker, 44, steps into the emergency room at the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, he’s completely comfortable. He has a favorite double-wide ..Read More
100 Homeless Students Honored for Graduating High School Posted on June 29, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in WABC It was a special night for a group of high school students who had it rough growing up. They were homeless and went from shelter to shelter for years. But they didn’t let their circumstance prevent them from achieving. Despite all the odds, they’re ..Read More
