City to Phase Out Decrepit, Overpriced Apartments for Family Shelters Posted on January 4, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in DNAinfo Homeless families will no longer be placed in crumbling, low-income rental apartments in privately owned buildings amid a revamp of how the city handles homeless issues, officials said Monday. Human Resources Administration Commissioner Steven Banks announced ..Read More
Order to Remove Homeless From Streets Faces Challenges Posted on January 4, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Fox 5 As bitter winter weather arrived in the Northeast, New York’s governor issued an executive order requiring the homeless to be forcibly removed from the streets in freezing temperatures, an unprecedented government interjection that faced immediate legal ..Read More
New York’s Governor Wants to Force Homeless Indoors, But It’s Not a Good Thing Posted on January 4, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Think Progress On Sunday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced an executive order that will require all local officials to bring homeless people inside when the temperatures dip below freezing, even against their will. It also requires shelters to extend their hours when ..Read More
Bratton, de Blasio Say Cuomo’s Executive Order Doesn’t Change How NYC Handles Homeless on Streets in Cold Weather Posted on January 5, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News City officials said Monday they won’t change a thing in response to Gov. Cuomo’s order to force the homeless off the streets in frigid weather because it’s what they’ve already been doing for more than 20 years. “I don’t see that the governor’s e ..Read More
Today’s Read: Cuomo Orders that Homeless Be Taken to Shelter in Freezing Weather Posted on January 4, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone As the temperature begins to drop, New Yorkers are increasingly concerned about the welfare of the thousands of men and women who are living rough on the streets. Gov. Cuomo announced yesterday that he had signed an executive order requiring all local governme ..Read More
How to End Homelessness in New York City Posted on January 4, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Atlantic The streets of New York and other U.S. cities are home to thousands of people who suffer from crippling mental illnesses, and others who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. In January 2015, there were more than 80,000 chronically homeless people in the United S ..Read More
Decrease in Homeless Veterans in New York Far Outpaces National Drop Posted on December 31, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times The bedraggled veteran draped in a flag, begging for spare change, has been one of the most persistent images of homelessness in this country. In New York City, however, it is a sight that may be fading from view. Even as city officials have struggled to cope ..Read More
Homeless New Yorkers Reject Cuomo’s Order to Vacate Streets in Freezing Temperatures Posted on January 4, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News Homeless New Yorkers gave the cold shoulder Sunday to Gov. Cuomo’s order that could force them off the streets when the temperature dips below freezing. “Hell no, I won’t go to a shelter! How’s that even lawful? You can’t force people off a public st ..Read More
Cuomo Orders that Homeless Be Taken to Shelter in Freezing Weather Posted on January 3, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times As an arctic front barreled toward the New York City region, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed an executive order on Sunday requiring local governments across the state to take homeless people off the streets to shelters in freezing temperatures. The order, which go ..Read More
