Tracing the History of Affordable Housing in New York City Posted on September 18, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Curbed The timing of the Museum of the City of New York’s latest exhibit, “Affordable New York: A Housing Legacy,” couldn’t be better. The exhibit, which opens today, rides the wave of Mayor de Blasio’s ambitious housing policy, which se ..Read More
De Blasio, Archdiocese of New York Unveil Plan Regarding City’s Homeless Problem Posted on September 23, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in CBS New York Mayor Bill de Blasio was joined by Cardinal Timothy Dolan in the Bronx Wednesday to outline a plan on how the city will address the growing homeless population. Ahead of Pope Francis’ visit, the city and the Archdiocese of New York announced they are teaming ..Read More
Kids Struggle to Breathe in This Neighborhood on Pope’s Tour Posted on September 24, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in National Geographic Inside her dank and cramped apartment in a public housing project, Tai-Sheba Smith sometimes watches her 11-year-old son sleep at night. She worries that he’ll have an asthma attack in his sleep and stop breathing. Smith’s fears are more than just maternal ..Read More
De Blasio Hopes Pope’s Message on Inequality Will Magnify His Own Posted on September 23, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times Mayor Bill de Blasio believes he has found the perfect messenger to advance his administration’s cause: the head of the Roman Catholic Church. As he prepares to welcome Pope Francis to New York City, the mayor is determined to harness the influence and celeb ..Read More
How Much Does Homelessness Affect School Performance? New York City Aims to Find Out Posted on September 22, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Chalkbeat New York Last year’s school-performance report for P.S. 15 in the Lower East Side paints a troubling picture: only 2 percent of students passed the state English exams, and 6 percent passed math. But there is a telling number the report leaves out: 46 percent of P.S. ..Read More
Los Angeles Puts $100 Million Into Helping Homeless Posted on September 22, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times Flooded with homeless encampments from its freeway underpasses to the chic sidewalks of Venice Beach, municipal officials here declared a public emergency on Tuesday, making Los Angeles the first city in the nation to take such a drastic step in response to it ..Read More
New York Zoning Plan Requires More Affordable Homes Posted on September 21, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times Developers who want to build in certain areas of New York City would be required for the first time to set aside at least 25 percent of their units for lower-income residents under proposed zoning rules officially released Monday by the de Blasio administratio ..Read More
Cuomo Advancing 12 Measures for Inmate Post-Release Assistance Posted on September 21, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in NBC New York The Cuomo administration announced plans Monday to implement 12 measures meant to help prison inmates return to communities by lowering barriers to housing, health care and hiring. The measures were recommended by advocates and experts on prison re-entry on a ..Read More
Today’s Read: No Quick Fix for NYC’s Growing Homeless Population Posted on September 21, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone With shelters at or near capacity and thousands of New Yorkers still sleeping on the streets, it’s clear that something is not working in our city. One of the root causes of mass homelessness is the skyrocketing cost of housing. Even people who work full-tim ..Read More
