‘Appalling’: NYCHA has over 8K vacant apartments as New Yorkers face housing crunch Posted on June 16, 2025 by Gresham in Gothamist As New Yorkers face a critical shortage of affordable homes, city lawmakers are asking why thousands of public housing apartments are vacant — and why they are taking well over a year to fill on average… ..Read More
4 in 10 NYC shelters have no AC in sleeping areas. The city is trying to change that. Posted on June 17, 2025 by Gresham in Gothamst ..Read More
‘Nowhere to go’: More New Yorkers are entering city homeless shelters, report says Posted on June 12, 2025 by Gresham in Gothamist The lack of affordable apartments in New York City is driving more New Yorkers into homeless shelters, according to a new report. The Coalition for the Homeless, a nonprofit advocacy group, released an annual report Thursday finding the number of asylum-seeker ..Read More
Many NYC homeless shelter residents can’t access Wi-Fi. 2 new bills hope to change that. Posted on June 9, 2025 by Gresham in Gothamist ..Read More
Mayor Adams wants fewer NYC babies born in shelters. Advocates are skeptical of his plan. Posted on May 30, 2025 by Gresham in Gothamist The Adams administration says it’s working to reduce the number of babies born in New York City shelters — a number that reached an estimated 2,000 births between July 2023 and June 2024. ..Read More
Talking budget: Involuntary commitment Posted on May 22, 2025 by Gresham in Brooklyn Eagle Daily This month, Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state legislature took one of the most significant policy steps of the year when they ratified the 2025 state budget, allocating $254 billion of state funding and mixing in a few controversial policy measures as well… ..Read More
The 2025 Nonprofit Trailblazers: Innovative leaders serving vulnerable New Yorkers. Posted on May 19, 2025 by Gresham in City & State New York Dave Giffen first joined the Coalition for the Homeless in 1988 as a volunteer and returned in 2012 to lead the venerable organization through one of its most challenging eras… ..Read More
Advocates discuss involuntary hospitalizations of mentally ill with budget talks in overtime Posted on April 17, 2025 by Gresham in NY1 With a deal now made on discovery law reforms, lawmakers must turn their attention to another issue still up for negotiation — the involuntary commitment of people with severe mental illness. ..Read More
New York City Council Approves Bill to Build More Public Bathrooms Posted on April 10, 2025 by Gresham in New York Times After decades of complaints about a lack of public bathrooms in New York City, as well as the thousands of summonses for public urination, the City Council enacted a bill Thursday that aimed to double the number of public restrooms in the city by 2035. ..Read More
