Author: Jacquelyn Simone

City Hall officials said Wednesday they have made a significant dent in addressing tens of thousands of building code and health violations at the city’s homeless shelters as part of a major overhaul of the way the city manages homelessness. Since Jan. 1, th ..Read More

Anything groundbreaking happen in the world’s richest economy last night? Perhaps you were going to pick up the paper for news about the primaries? Don’t worry—The New York Post will get to that on page eight, because the front page is devoted to shaming ..Read More

To tackle the problem that worries New Yorkers most, Mayor de Blasio is implementing and aggressively promoting his $41 billion plan to build and preserve 200,000 affordable apartments over a span of ten years. Unfortunately, the majority of these apartments w ..Read More

Pediatricians across the country are recommending that medical professionals screen for poverty during routine visits. One in five children in America lives in poverty, WCBS 880’s Marla Diamond reports, and the science tells us that it really impacts their h ..Read More

Over the past few decades, New York City has become safer, richer and a lot more crowded than it used to be. All over Manhattan these days, you can see apartment buildings going up — and yet finding a decent place to live has become tougher than ever. “ ..Read More

State Assembly Democrats this week will unveil an anti-poverty initiative they say would make it easier for welfare recipients to become self-sufficient. The plan, outlined to the Daily News Tuesday, would allow those on public assistance to build up more asse ..Read More

Over 30,000 poor New Yorkers — the vast majority of whom were living in the shelter system — have been given permanent housing through the city’s rental assistance programs, according to new statistics from the Department of Homeless Services. In just ov ..Read More

New York City food pantries and aid networks are providing food to more recipients despite decreased funding and volunteers, according to a report by Food Bank For New York City. Many pantries are struggling to keep up with the increased need for help, while a ..Read More

As Mayor Bill de Blasio promotes his campaign to increase housing opportunities for financially struggling senior citizens, his finance department is having trouble publicizing a rental assistance program for the same population. Though the agency enrolled 11, ..Read More