A Daunting Trip to School for Some Homeless Children Posted on November 13, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times The daily trek to school begins outside a cluster of budget-price hotels in an industrial area in the middle of Staten Island. The children and their parents, all of them homeless and none from the borough, stream into the predawn darkness and onto buses waiti ..Read More
Council Hearing Will Amplify Calls for More Supportive Housing Posted on November 13, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Gotham Gazette With nearly 60,000 homeless people sleeping in New York City shelters each night, roughly 24,000 of them children, a City Council hearing Monday will examine one of the essential elements in reducing homelessness. At Monday’s oversight hearing, advocates and ..Read More
The “Bum” The NY Post Wants You to Despise is Actually Human Posted on November 13, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Gothamist Earlier this week, NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton implored New Yorkers to suppress any feelings of empathy not yet flushed out of them by NYC and stop giving money to homeless people (“One of the quickest ways to get rid of them is not to give to them ..Read More
New York City Finds One in Five Adults has Mental Health Problems Posted on November 12, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Reuters At least one in five adult New Yorkers suffer from depression, substance abuse, suicidal thoughts or other psychological disorders every year, according to a report released on Thursday ahead of Mayor Bill de Blaiso’s new mental-health initiative. New Yo ..Read More
There’s a Way to Curb Homelessness: Supportive Housing Works, and it’s Affordable — So Gov. Cuomo Should Step Up Posted on November 12, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News As most of us know by now, homelessness in New York City is at near-record levels. Each night, more than 59,000 New Yorkers, including 24,000 children, bed down in homeless shelters. While most homeless families and some homeless individuals simply need an aff ..Read More
Advocate: Taking Photos of Homeless ‘Unethical and Inhumane’ Posted on November 12, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in CBSNewYork Advocates are speaking out against a police union-backed initiative, and other apps which prompt New Yorkers to post pictures of the city’s homeless online. In August, the Sergeants Benevolent Association launched the “Peek-a-Boo, We See You!” campaign, ..Read More
Paul Bettany’s First Film, About a Homeless New York Couple Posted on November 12, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in WNYC Actor Paul Bettany discusses “Shelter,” the first film he wrote and directed. The movie centers around the lives of Hannah and Tahir who come from two different worlds, but are now both homeless on the streets of New York. Bettany told Leonard that ..Read More
Criticism and Litigation Over Renewal Clause in Rent-Freeze Program for Older New Yorkers Posted on November 10, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times As New York City officials encourage older tenants to take advantage of an underused program that freezes their rents, they have also been cutting off participants who fail to renew on time, advocates say. The Rent Freeze Program allows tenants 62 and older to ..Read More
Artwalk NY Honors Richard Gere and Alec Baldwin Posted on November 11, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in ArtInfo Each night in New York, some 60,000 people sleep in shelters. Aiding the fight to eliminate homelessness, the Coalition for the Homeless annually hosts Artwalk NY, an art auction benefitting the nonprofit advocacy group. This year’s event, held on November 1 ..Read More
