Ending the Revolving Door of Homelessness Posted on December 28, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Gotham Gazette While Mayor Bill de Blasio works on the details of a 15-year, $2.6 billion supportive housing program to address homelessness, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is creating a statewide plan to reduce homelessness. New York should draw on approaches that have helped in the pas ..Read More
Today’s Read: Finally, Urgency on New York’s Homeless Posted on December 23, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone An editorial in today’s New York Times lays out a voice of reason on homelessness in New York City, by contrasting steps the Mayor has taken against a complete lack of response from the Governor. Homelessness has rightfully been at the top of the City’s ag ..Read More
Finally, Urgency on New York’s Homeless Posted on December 23, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times In the final days of his second year in office, Mayor Bill de Blasio has stirred himself to greater action on homelessness. Under fire for months over a problem that he had promised long ago to solve — but one that he seemed inclined to dismiss or play down, ..Read More
Upstate NY Groups Sheltering Homeless Call for More Housing Posted on December 22, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Associated Press Organizations that shelter homeless people in the greater Albany area say they’re overflowing on the coldest nights and are calling on the governor and Legislature to back 35,000 more units of supportive housing statewide over the next decade, including ..Read More
City Controller Audit Finds 87% of Homeless Units Threaten Residents’ Health or Safety Posted on December 21, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News The city is putting families with kids in dangerous homeless shelters plagued by rats, mold, and broken windows, an audit by the City Controller found. Scott Stringer’s inspectors checked out 101 randomly selected shelter units across the city and found a wh ..Read More
Outreach Teams Fan Out in NYC as 3 Homeless Prepare to Sue Posted on December 21, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Associated Press As members of the city’s new homeless outreach team fanned out Monday in a campaign to persuade people to leave the streets, three homeless New Yorkers filed paperwork to sue over an unrelated effort to remove them, saying police wrongly tossed identifyi ..Read More
Audit Finds New York City Shelters in Poor Shape Posted on December 21, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Wall Street Journal Thousands of families in New York City shelters are still living in “appalling” conditions nine months after a city report called for major improvements, Comptroller Scott Stringer said. An audit from Mr. Stringer released Monday found that the city had pl ..Read More
Cuomo, Talking City Homelessness, Holds Out on Specific Plans Posted on December 21, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Politico New York In an interview Monday on the Brian Lehrer show, Gov. Andrew Cuomo declined to directly criticize Mayor Bill de Blasio’s handling of homelessness in New York City, instead leaving his criticisms veiled while promising a full homelessness plan in his upcoming ..Read More
National Homeless Memorial Day Posted on December 21, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Times Union Religious advocates for the homeless gathered in the Capitol today for National Homeless Memorial Day. The annual event, held when we experience the longest night of the year, is in memory of the homeless who have died in the past year. Participants also encou ..Read More
