Experts Weigh in on Bill de Blasio Posted on December 26, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News The homeless crisis Mayor de Blasio inherited – many years in the making – has been exacerbated by skyrocketing housing costs and stagnant wages for low-income families. The Mayor did well in reversing the failed approach of his predecessor by incr ..Read More
Cuomo-de Blasio Feud Threatens Cooperation on Housing for Homeless Posted on December 29, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Politico New York Bill de Blasio and Andrew Cuomo could become the first mayor and governor in decades who fail to set aside their differences to jointly fund a housing program for homeless New Yorkers. De Blasio recently announced a new city plan for what’s called suppor ..Read More
Long Island’s Homeless Problem Posted on December 28, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Newsday We talk often about affordable housing on Long Island. Mostly, we think of young workers still living with their parents, or older adults who no longer want their sprawling homes. Rarely do we think of the Long Islanders who are homeless. But we must. There ar ..Read More
Buffalo: Housing First Program Has Assisted Nearly All of City’s Chronically Homeless Posted on December 28, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Buffalo News The goal, ending chronic homelessness, sounded like the stuff of fairy tales when it was announced a few years ago. It seemed more like do-gooders tilting at windmills than an actual goal that could plausibly be achieved. But, surprise: It’s happening in Buf ..Read More
Today’s Video: Formerly Homeless Family Starts New Life at ‘Sugar Hill’ Posted on December 28, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone As loved ones gather together to celebrate the holidays, it can be easy to forget that more than 14,000 families, including 24,000 children, are in homeless shelters tonight – where boys and girls often struggle to sleep in decrepit, cramped rooms as they li ..Read More
New York Faces Struggle in Curbing Flophouse Schemes That Victimize Addicts Posted on December 28, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times The newly renovated townhouse on Ralph Avenue in Brooklyn was described as being ideal for a family. “Be the first to live in this,” a rental advertisement says. Instead, about 36 men squeeze inside the building, climbing into bunk beds at night, waiting i ..Read More
Once Homeless, NYC Family Starts New Life at ‘Sugar Hill’ Posted on December 25, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in CBS New York Tisha Houser’s new apartment in Harlem is a work in progress — though she has no furniture yet, she does have a Christmas tree, and a place to call ‘home.’ As CBS2’s Kenneth Craig reported, Houser’s family spent nearly two years living in one of Ne ..Read More
Some Homeless New Yorkers Choose the Street Over a Shelter Posted on December 27, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Wall Street Journal At Penn Station, dozens of homeless people sat quietly amid the Christmas decorations as travelers headed home for the holidays. If New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has his way, they and others who camp out on city streets will be moved into shelters as the city ..Read More
City Pledges New School Buses After I-Team Exposes Homeless Kids Forced to Take Long Subway Trips Posted on December 25, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in NBC New York Hundreds of new school buses are on the way to homeless children after an I-Team report last month exposed some students in shelters traveling more than four hours a day on subways just to get to and from school. In an exclusive interview, Mayor de Blasio said ..Read More
