Who’s Supporting a Right to Counsel in Housing Court? Posted on December 8, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in City Limits Back in 2008, a slim majority of 29 New York City Councilmembers voted to extend term limits after a remarkably fast debate. Today, a bill to require that lawyers be provided to low-income people facing the loss of their homes in housing court has a far larger ..Read More
Choosing Between Shelter and School Posted on December 8, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Atlantic The Flatlands Family Residence is a shelter for homeless families that sits near the end of a subway line in Brooklyn next to a truck depot and across the street from an industrial air-conditioning business. Drawings made by the children who live there are tap ..Read More
Clock is Ticking on Vital Affordable-Housing Funds Posted on December 6, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Crain's New Yorkers are at risk of losing thousands of new, affordable housing units if state officials fail to provide $2 billion in housing funds that have been languishing since the state budget was passed on April 1. This $2 billion, promised in a memorandum of un ..Read More
Electeds Rally for Money-Saving Homeless Solution Posted on December 5, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Times Ledger A delegation of more than 30 City Council members led by Public Advocate Letitia James formally endorsed Home Stability Support on the steps of City Hall last week. The proposal introduced by state Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills) will include the re ..Read More
Shelter for LGBTQ Young Adults Opening in the Bronx Posted on December 5, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in NBC News An LGBTQ shelter for young adults between the ages of 21-30, the first of its kind, will be opening in the Bronx in December. According to a statement released by the New York City Department of Homeless Services, the shelter will provide multiple services gea ..Read More
City Will Pay NYers to House Their Homeless Friends and Relatives Posted on December 2, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Gothamist Staring down criticism from shelter-averse neighborhoods across the boroughs, the Department of Homeless Services says it’s going to compensate thousands of families willing to take in their homeless friends and relatives next year with gift cards and re ..Read More
James, Councilmembers Demand Changes in Homeless Policy Posted on November 28, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Brooklyn Daily Eagle Charging that New York’s homeless problem has become a growing crisis, Public Advocate Letitia James and several city councilmembers are calling on the state to institute major changes in the way people in need receive assistance. Brooklyn Councilmembers Vin ..Read More
Most New Yorkers are Roughly 1 Paycheck Away From Homelessness: Study Posted on November 25, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in DNAinfo More than half of all New Yorkers are teetering on the brink of homelessness — without enough cash in the bank to cover them in the event of a disaster or lost job, a troubling new study has found. Nearly 60 percent of all New Yorkers don’t have enough eme ..Read More
Housing Experts Discuss Housing MOU Posted on November 23, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in TWC News Back in April, Governor Cuomo directed $2 billion in funding for the creation of more than 100,000 units of affordable and supportive housing. He did this through a memorandum of understanding. But, today, that MOU is at a standstill. Father Stephen Mimnaugh, ..Read More
