Cuomo’s Focus On Subway Homelessness Ignores Root Causes Of Crisis He Helped Create, Advocates Say Posted on September 16, 2019 by Nicole Edine in Gothamist Appalled by the conditions on a subway system that he hasn’t ridden since 2016, Governor Andrew Cuomo wrote a letter to the MTA in July, directing them to do something about the homeless people who seek refuge underground. “Society serves no ..Read More
Today’s Read: City’s Need for Beds Meets Opposition in Several Neighborhoods Posted on September 11, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone As New York continues to grapple with a severe and catastrophic shortage of affordable housing, the City has been struggling to comply with its legal obligation to provide shelter for the record number of homeless men, women, and children: Tonight, more than 6 ..Read More
Opinion: Listening to What NYC’s Homeless Students Have to Tell Us Posted on September 5, 2019 by Nicole Edine in CityLimits The first day of school is a day of promise and possibility for the more than 1.1 million students in our city schools. But the one out of ten students in New York City schools who are homeless face formidable obstacles the others won’t. Since these obstacle ..Read More
Activists Call on de Blasio to Provide More Housing for the Homeless Posted on August 23, 2019 by Nicole Edine in NY1 As the de Blasio administration looks to devote more resources to fight homelessness in the subway system, Grace Rauh discussed the crisis with two advocates: Nathylin Flowers of the group VOCAL-NY, who confronted Mayor de Blasio during his morning workout a ..Read More
She Confronted de Blasio at the YMCA on Homelessness. She’s Still Without a Home Herself. Posted on August 20, 2019 by Nicole Edine in NY1 It’s been nearly a year since she confronted Mayor Bill de Blasio about the homelessness crisis during his morning workout at the Park Slope YMCA. “I’m in the middle of doing my workout. Sorry, you can’t do this now,” the mayor ..Read More
Homeless Advocates Call on NYC to Build Thousands of Affordable Units Posted on August 20, 2019 by Nicole Edine in AM New York A coalition of advocates for the homeless gathered on the steps of City Hall Tuesday to demand Mayor Bill de Blasio commit to building thousands of new apartments to combat homelessness. Those in attendance held up signs comparing the populations of cities su ..Read More
New York City’s Housing Plan Falls Short on Addressing Homelessness Crisis: Report Posted on August 21, 2019 by Nicole Edine in Curbed New York It’s been almost two years since the de Blasio administration launched Housing New York 2.0, a plan to combat the city’s affordable housing crisis by creating or preserving 300,000 affordable homes by 2026. Since 2014, when Mayor Bill de Blasio took offic ..Read More
Nonprofit Blasts Cuomo’s Approach to Homelessness Posted on August 20, 2019 by Nicole Edine in NYN Media Giselle Routhier, policy director at the Coalition for the Homeless, spoke out against the state’s latest approach to homelessness in the subway on the “Brian Lehrer Show.” The MTA deployed police officers and outreach workers to subway stations this ..Read More
Homelessness on the Subways Posted on August 19, 2019 by Nicole Edine in WNYC According to an official headcount, the number of homeless people sleeping in the subways is on the rise. Giselle Routhier, policy director at the Coalition for the Homeless, discusses what is contributing to the crisis and what Mayor de Blasio and Governor ..Read More
