What is the Deal with Synthetic Marijuana? Posted on February 2, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Slate If you’re confused by synthetic marijuana, then a series of recent news stories about the drug probably didn’t clear things up. First, the Boston Globe reported that New England Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones “had a bad reaction to a substance he ..Read More
One to One with Mary Brosnahan Posted on February 1, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in CUNY TV The number of homeless is recorded at the highest level since the Great Depression. Mary Brosnahan, president and CEO, of the Coalition for the Homeless, reviews the history of efforts on behalf of the homeless: SRO’s, transitional shelters, and the unwi ..Read More
Advocates Urge NYPD Inspector General to Investigate Treatment of City Homeless Posted on February 1, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News The NYPD Inspector General should investigate the policing of homeless New Yorkers, advocacy groups say. Communities United for Police Reform, Picture the Homeless, and more than 50 other groups wrote to IG Philip Eure requesting the formal probe, saying there ..Read More
Safety Improvements Announced for City Mental Health Shelters Posted on January 31, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Metro Following a murder at an East Harlem homeless shelter last week, the city plans to boost security at shelters and offer more help for mentally ill homeless New Yorkers. Just before midnight on Jan. 27, 62-year-old Deven Black — a former city schoolteacher an ..Read More
Homeless Housing Gets Boost From Cuomo-de Blasio Feud Posted on February 1, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Politico New York The ongoing rivalry between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio over who is more committed to helping the city’s homeless population could pay dividends for homeless housing. Advocates had called for the mayor and governor to come together — as ..Read More
Hundreds of Homeless Students Get Bus Service Posted on January 28, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in NBC New York Two months after the I-Team first reported on a lack of school buses for many of the city’s homeless children, five-year-old Christiana and her siblings got a big yellow surprise last week: a bus to carry them from their Brooklyn homeless shelter to school. ..Read More
In a Gay-Friendly Age, Poor LGBT New Yorkers Still Struggle Posted on January 29, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Nation Our society’s image of the gay urban dweller is often white, educated, and financially comfortable. But despite the patina of social progress, there’s a tale of two cities for queer New York, too. In a comprehensive needs assessment of the city’s LGBT po ..Read More
Here’s How You Can Help Homeless New Yorkers After the Blizzard Posted on January 26, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Huffington Post For most of us, the worst part of the blizzard was mild cabin fever. But for homeless people, it was potentially life-threatening. When you don’t know where you’re going to sleep at night, that issue is aggravated by extreme weather conditions that ..Read More
Survey Shows 200,000 New York Seniors on Waiting Lists for Subsidized Housing Posted on January 27, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News In a sad sign of the city’s housing crisis, a disturbing new survey estimates a whopping 200,000 low-income New York senior citizens are stuck on waiting lists for subsidized housing — with an average wait of seven long years. Some of the seniors, who are ..Read More
