Not Just a River in Egypt Posted on April 15, 2011 by Patrick Markee Faced with evidence of record NYC homelessness, Bloomberg administration officials could acknowledge the problem and work on solutions. Or they could resort to denial and attacks on the messenger. Which do you think they’ve chosen? Coalition for the Home ..Read More
State of the Homeless 2011: The “One in Three” Plan to Reduce Record NYC Homelessness Posted on April 11, 2011 by Patrick Markee Coalition for the Homeless released its annual “State of the Homeless” report today, documenting how NYC homelessness reached all-time record levels during the past year – and outlining a plan to reduce the homeless population. The news relea ..Read More
Advantage Tenants – Your April Rent will be Paid! Posted on March 29, 2011 by Giselle Routhier ADVANTAGE TENANTS: The City has been ordered to pay April Advantage rents. On March 28, Legal Aid obtained an order in New York Supreme Court requiring the City to continue to pay Advantage rents for current Advantage tenants for the month of April pending a ..Read More
Tell Mayor Bloomberg: Don’t Play Politics with Homeless Children’s Lives Posted on March 22, 2011 by Patrick Markee Mary Brosnahan, Coalition for the Homeless’ Executive Director, sent the following message out today to Coalition supporters urging them to send a message to Mayor Bloomberg: Stop playing politics with the lives of homeless children and families. Dear Co ..Read More
Latest Updates on Advantage Posted on March 21, 2011 by Giselle Routhier There has been a lot of information passed around in the past month about the future of the Advantage program. Here is some of the latest information and what you need to know as a tenant: — UPDATE: The trial court has ruled that the City is not obligat ..Read More
A Better, Cheaper Alternative to the Failed “Advantage” Program Posted on March 17, 2011 by Patrick Markee As Mayor Bloomberg and City officials continue their irresponsible fear-mongering in defense of the failed Advantage program, they are refusing to talk about a better, cheaper alternative: Federal housing programs. Coalition for the Homeless has long talked a ..Read More
Mayor Bloomberg’s Unlawful, Irresponsible Threat to Displace 15,000 Formerly-Homeless Families Posted on March 17, 2011 by PATRICK MARKEE In yet another example of fear-mongering and misleading the public, the Bloomberg administration threatened today to cut off rent subsidies for 15,000 formerly-homeless families — and the Coalition vowed to stop this unlawful action. As part of its incr ..Read More
Jeans for Teens Collects Over One Million Pairs of Jeans Posted on March 16, 2011 by Sarah Murphy We often report on the sad circumstances facing homeless kids and their families, but this is one story we’d like to share that highlights the inspiring things young people are doing today to help the less fortunate. “Teens for Jeans” organiz ..Read More
Mayor Bloomberg’s “Advantage” Budget Strategy: Scare Tactics and Falsehoods Posted on March 14, 2011 by Patrick Markee Late last week Mayor Bloomberg and administration officials engaged in irresponsible scare tactics in their desperate attempts to defend the failed Advantage program. And as usual, they didn’t tell the whole story about how to genuinely help homeless fam ..Read More
