After Playing Down a Homeless Crisis, de Blasio Changes His Tone Posted on September 1, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times In mid-July, facing a swelling public outcry over street homelessness in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio suggested that residents’ eyes were deceiving them. “Homelessness is not going up, thank God,” he said. Weeks later, Mr. de Blasio seems to have ..Read More
City Hall Rolls Out Rental Subsidy for Homeless Single Adults Posted on August 31, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in NY1 To tackle homelessness, the de Blasio administration has been providing rental assistance to homeless families trying to get them out of shelter and into permanent housing. They are now planning to do the same thing for single adults. NY1’s Courtney Gros ..Read More
A Summer of Anti-Homeless Rhetoric Posted on August 31, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in CityLab San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has announced plans to sweep homeless people from city streets before the Super Bowl arrives in February, “because it is dangerous for them” otherwise. “They are going to have to leave,” Lee recently told the cityR ..Read More
Brooklyn Landlord Sued for Allegedly Refusing to Let Low-Income People Rent Apartments Using City’s Subsidy Program Posted on August 31, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News A homeless woman and a couple with two children are suing the owners of Spring Creek Towers in Brooklyn for refusing to let them rent apartments that would be paid for in part by the city’s new housing subsidy program for the poor. Regina Alston and Sand ..Read More
Cuomo and De Blasio Must Do More to Fight Homelessness Posted on September 1, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Gotham Gazette New York City’s homelessness crisis has blemished Mayor de Blasio’s progressive track record, and rightfully so. While Mayor Bloomberg made our city the capital of homelessness in the United States, Mayor de Blasio, now in his second year, must tak ..Read More
The Surging Ranks of America’s Ultrapoor Posted on September 1, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in CBS MoneyWatch By one dismal measure, America is joining the likes of Third World countries. The number of U.S. residents who are struggling to survive on just $2 a day has more than doubled since 1996, placing 1.5 million households and 3 million children in this desperate ..Read More
$10 Million in Emergency Funding Released for Homeless Adults in NYC Posted on August 31, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Gothamist Mayor de Blasio yesterday announced an emergency $10 million initiative that will provide rental assistance to adults who are either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Modeled after a rental assistance program instated for families with children this sp ..Read More
Mayor de Blasio Authorizes Emergency Measure to Aid Homeless People Posted on August 30, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times With few beds available in New York City’s homeless shelters, Mayor Bill de Blasio has authorized another emergency measure to provide rental assistance to people facing homelessness. The $10 million initiative is expected to provide aid to as many as 1,000 ..Read More
BP Katz Hosts Drop-Off Site for Coalition for the Homeless’ Project: Back to School Backpack and School Supply Drive Posted on August 31, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Press Release With the start of the school year around the corner, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz encourages members of the public to donate backpacks and school supplies to homeless children as part of “Project: Back to School,” an annual initiative organized by ..Read More
