7 Unique Challenges Homeless Women Face Posted on April 13, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Mashable Uncertainty, struggle and stigma are just some of the threads that knit together the shared experiences of the homeless community. But for women who are homeless, there are several unique challenges only they know: What it’s like to have a period without ..Read More
New York City Reduces Code Violations at Homeless Shelters Posted on April 13, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News The city has cut the number of code violations in its traditional homeless shelters by 44%, Mayor de Blasio said Wednesday. But privately-owned “cluster” sites, which the city is trying to get rid of, continue to be in tough shape. At non-cluster shelters, ..Read More
The Working Poor Can’t Afford New York City Transit Posted on April 13, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in CityLab Every few years, it becomes more and more expensive to ride the New York City subway. Last year*, the cost of a single ride increased by 10 percent, from $2.50 to $2.75. For many New Yorkers, this fare hike is a small price to pay for more reliable service and ..Read More
Advocates Like, and Critique, de Blasio’s Homeless Plan Posted on April 13, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in City Limits Homeless advocacy groups have generally praised the policy recommendations Mayor de Blasio announced Monday after his administration’s 90-day review of existing programs. But they do have a few suggestions of how the plan could be even better. Advocates ..Read More
Candidates Ignore New York Housing Crisis as They Campaign Before Primary Posted on April 12, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Guardian Braced against the wind whistling down her Brooklyn street in between chilly April showers, Tatiana Williams looked up at the concrete housing block ahead and wondered how much longer she would be able to carry on living there. “They are developing so much a ..Read More
Mary Brosnahan on Homelessness in New York Posted on April 12, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in WNYC Mary Brosnahan recalls a trip she took to Belfast, Northern Ireland, during the height of The Troubles: she was 16, raised in a Detroit suburb, but here she saw soldiers deployed with rifles right in the city center. The trip politicized the young Brosnahan, e ..Read More
Mayor to Streamline City Bureaucracy in Attempt to Better Help the Homeless Posted on April 11, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in NY1 After completing a 90-day review, the Mayor is rolling out a plan to improve services for homeless people. But some advocates say there are extra steps they’d like to see him take. NY1’s Lori Chung has details. “We know that we can keep peopl ..Read More
Flophouse Operator Is Arrested in a Scheme to Defraud Medicaid Posted on April 13, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times An operator of flophouses catering to addicts, who was the subject of an investigation last year by The New York Times, was arrested on Wednesday on money laundering and Medicaid fraud charges. Investigators from the New York State attorney general’s office ..Read More
The Mayor Offers Hope for the Homeless Posted on April 11, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an overhaul of New York City’s services for the homeless on Monday, the result of a 90-day review that he promised when the homelessness crisis reached a crescendo late last year. He is essentially folding the Department of Hom ..Read More
