Cuomo Says City Should Spend More to Combat ‘Major Homeless Problem’ Posted on September 2, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Observer Gov. Andrew Cuomo said today that New York City’s homelessness problem was obvious—and that Mayor Bill de Blasio should spend more city money to combat it. “If you walk around New York City, I think it’s hard not to conclude that we have a major homele ..Read More
Cuomo Criticized for Saying City Needs to Do More to Fight Homelessness Posted on September 2, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in DNAinfo Homelessness is a major problem in New York City and City Hall should spend more to tackle the problem, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. “If you walk around New York City, I think it’s hard not to conclude that the city has a serious homeless problem, ..Read More
Spring Creek Towers Sued for Barring Tenants on De Blasio’s Rent Program Posted on September 2, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in DNAinfo The country’s largest federally subsidized housing complex has been illegally turning down families hoping to lease its apartments using rent vouchers from a program Mayor Bill de Blasio started to combat homelessness, a new lawsuit charges. Regina Alsto ..Read More
Mayor Defends Approach on Homelessness Amid Rising Criticism Posted on September 1, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Wall Street Journal New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio defended his administration’s approach to homelessness Tuesday amid rising criticism that the problem is worsening, saying the crisis is largely economic and will take time to address. ..Read More
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
