Report: City Schools Have Large Homeless, Special Ed Populations Posted on October 6, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Politico New York New York City has massive numbers of New York City schoolchildren living in temporary housing, as well as a large and growing special education population, according to an Independent Budget Office report released Tuesday. The large population of high-needs st ..Read More
New York Must Commit to a Program to Provide Permanent Housing for the Homeless Posted on October 6, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Buffalo News On Sept. 22, more than 500 people came to the Buffalo Convention Center for the 7th Annual Project Homeless Connect, a day when those experiencing a housing crisis can access more than 130 service providers in one location. During this event, the Homeless Alli ..Read More
NYC Housing is Nearly Three Times as Crowded as National Average: Study Posted on October 5, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in DNAinfo Feeling a little cramped in your apartment? You’re not alone. Nearly 1.5 million New Yorkers lived in 272,533 crowded dwellings in 2013, according to a study released Monday by city comptroller Scott Stringer. The New York City Department of Housing Pres ..Read More
Why is the NYPD’s ‘Warrant Squad’ Still Raiding Homeless Shelters? Posted on October 1, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Vice It happens before dawn. Between the hours of 3 and 5 AM, a small force of officers from the New York Police Department arrive at homeless shelters across the city. According to the people who sleep there, the cops ask the Department of Homeless Services employ ..Read More
‘We’re Not Trash:’ Homeless People Fight Stigma in Moving Video Posted on October 2, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Huffington Post Homelessness is on the decline in the U.S., but people who are still living without shelter say the raging stigma they face hasn’t changed much at all. BuzzFeed recently interviewed a number of homeless people to give them the chance to address the standard ..Read More
Rise in Overcrowded NYC Apartments Shows Need for More Housing, Says Controller Scott Stringer Posted on October 5, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News Talk about your huddled masses. The last few years have seen a huge surge in the number of apartments and homes deemed to be “overcrowded,” a new report by Controller Scott Stringer has found. There were 272,000 overcrowded units in New York City housing n ..Read More
Behind New York’s Right to Shelter Policy Posted on September 30, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Marketplace As New Yorkers face rising rents and stagnant wages, the city has seen a spike in homelessness. Around 60,000 New Yorkers currently live in municipal shelters. They are guaranteed a “Right to Shelter” that stems from an unprecedented 35-year-old la ..Read More
Needy Families Thrive Thanks to School Supplies Drive Posted on September 30, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Forum Borough President Melinda Katz last week thanked Queens residents for donating backpacks and school supplies to “Project: Back to School,” an initiative of the Coalition for the Homeless to provide the much-needed items to the 24,000 schoolchildren who sta ..Read More
Richard Gere Produces, Stars in Film Asking: What Happens When You Hit Bottom in NY? Posted on September 30, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Observer Richard Gere belongs to a tiny group of actors of dubious but powerful distinction: The four who have been picked, more than once, as People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive.” In a beauty and box office contest that’s been held since 1985, it’s just him ..Read More
