De Blasio Launches $12.3M Plan to Help Tenants Fighting Off Evictions Get Legal Aide Posted on September 28, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News Mayor de Blasio launched a plan Monday to hire lawyers to help tenants fight off evictions and avoid becoming homeless. The city will spend $12.3 million on the new legal services program, bringing total spending to combat eviction and landlord harassment to $ ..Read More
Up Close Interview with Mary Brosnahan Posted on September 27, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in WABC-TV Homelessness in New York is at or near record high numbers. So what can and should be done about it? With us is the face of New York City’s fight to deal with homelessness. And with the homeless situation more visible, more prevalent, more troubling than ..Read More
Pope Francis Preaches Support for Poor as Harlem’s Homeless Face Displacement Posted on September 25, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Guardian As Pope Francis visited uptown Manhattan with messages of support and tolerance, especially for the poor, a Harlem neighborhood struggled over how to respond to a persistent homeless population, many of whom have been evicted from an underpass in the neighborh ..Read More
‘No Justification Whatsoever’ for Homelessness, Pope Says in Washington Posted on September 24, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Reuters Pope Francis met for lunch with 200 people who are homeless or living in poverty in Washington on Thursday and told them there was no social or moral justification for homelessness. Francis, after delivering a speech to the U.S. Congress in which he urged lawm ..Read More
Spotlight on ‘Homeless Jesus,’ a Humble Statue Near Pope Francis’ Lunch Posted on September 24, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in NBCNewYork Amid the tumult of Pope Francis blessing a lunch for the needy, a shrouded statue of Jesus lay off to the side, mostly unnoticed – pretty much the way its sculptor intended. “Homeless Jesus” is a bronze statue located outside the offices of the C ..Read More
Tracing the History of Affordable Housing in New York City Posted on September 18, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Curbed The timing of the Museum of the City of New York’s latest exhibit, “Affordable New York: A Housing Legacy,” couldn’t be better. The exhibit, which opens today, rides the wave of Mayor de Blasio’s ambitious housing policy, which se ..Read More
De Blasio, Archdiocese of New York Unveil Plan Regarding City’s Homeless Problem Posted on September 23, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in CBS New York Mayor Bill de Blasio was joined by Cardinal Timothy Dolan in the Bronx Wednesday to outline a plan on how the city will address the growing homeless population. Ahead of Pope Francis’ visit, the city and the Archdiocese of New York announced they are teaming ..Read More
Kids Struggle to Breathe in This Neighborhood on Pope’s Tour Posted on September 24, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in National Geographic Inside her dank and cramped apartment in a public housing project, Tai-Sheba Smith sometimes watches her 11-year-old son sleep at night. She worries that he’ll have an asthma attack in his sleep and stop breathing. Smith’s fears are more than just maternal ..Read More
De Blasio Hopes Pope’s Message on Inequality Will Magnify His Own Posted on September 23, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times Mayor Bill de Blasio believes he has found the perfect messenger to advance his administration’s cause: the head of the Roman Catholic Church. As he prepares to welcome Pope Francis to New York City, the mayor is determined to harness the influence and celeb ..Read More
