Category: CFTH Blog

New Department of Education data show that nearly 70 percent of all students in NYC come from poor households. Seventy percent! Moreover, 48 schools have a student poverty rate between 97 and 100 percent. There aren’t really appropriate words to describe t ..Read More

“Recently, the line to get into Bronx housing court was a block long….” As a huge number of families face eviction, it’s hard to get a sense of the true scope of the problem. WNYC’s Cindy Rodriguez reports today on something we’ve known for a whi ..Read More

Saturday’s New York Times highlighted a troubling consequence of New York’s failed homeless policies. By denying families access to permanent housing resources, the City is now forced to open new shelters to meet the increasing need. Newly-released data ..Read More

Newly-released data show that New York City’s homeless shelter population has soared to new record highs: More than 44,400 people per night including 18,000 kids. And Mayor Bloomberg’s only response is to open more costly shelters. City data show that, in ..Read More

Climbing out of poverty in the United States is getting harder and harder thanks to ever-rising economic inequality. Today, the Associated Press talked to Joseph Stiglitz about rising inequality and how it is weakening our economy. And while the article does ..Read More

Despite record and rising NYC homelessness, Bloomberg administration officials refuse to acknowledge their failed homeless policies. So instead they’re attacking their critics, including homeless advocates. Homelessness in New York City has soared to all-tim ..Read More

Are “out-of-towners” driving New York City’s record homelessness crisis and “flooding” our shelters as the NY Daily News – and now Mayor Bloomberg –suggest? In a word: No. Today’s Daily News article makes the wild claim tha ..Read More

The number of homeless kids and families in New York City has risen even more sharply since the spring, eclipsing previous record highs. And Mayor Bloomberg still refuses to sign on to a proven plan to reduce NYC homelessness. As we documented in our State of ..Read More

A new class action lawsuit challenges the mismanagement and underfunding of a joint City-State rental assistance program designed to prevent homelessness – a program sorely needed now as thousands of former Advantage families face eviction. Today’s Wall S ..Read More