Gov. Hochul proposes town-by-town housing production targets to boost development Posted on January 10, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in Gothamist Gov. Kathy Hochul is floating a proposal to require every village, town and city in New York to meet mandatory housing production goals, as a key component of her plan to build 800,000 new homes statewide over the next decade. Read more… ..Read More
NYC’s Fair Chance for Housing Act Posted on January 3, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in WNYC A bill in the City Council seeks to ban landlords from running criminal backgrounds on prospective tenants. Keith Powers, New York City Council Member (District 4, Midtown Manhattan and UES), who introduced this legislation, discusses what’s at stake. Re ..Read More
Is New York City facing a ‘doom loop’ scenario? A discussion has started. Posted on January 2, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in Gothamist A little after 10 a.m. on a recent morning, Joseph Bowen took a break from working at home to send his wife a quick text message. She was just around the corner from their Jackson Heights apartment, meeting a friend at the K&L Deli. Read more… ..Read More
Mobile soup kitchen serves New Yorkers through evolving crisis Posted on December 25, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in Gothamist Isaac Simon manages money for the wealthy during the day and caters to the needs of the poor at night. Read more… ..Read More
NYC homelessness hits record number Posted on December 17, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in Fox 5 NY NEW YORK – New York City’s homeless problem does not appear to be getting any better. According to the Coalition for the Homeless, the numbers have actually hit an all-time high. They claim the average number of people sleeping in a shelter every night ..Read More
Mayor Adams says he’s ‘extremely pleased’ with subway homeless sweeps despite upwards of two-thirds leaving care Posted on December 15, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in NY Daily News Mayor Adams said Thursday he’s “extremely pleased” with his administration’s homeless outreach efforts in the subway system — even though recently released data shows more than two-thirds of the people targeted by the sweeps gave up their shelter bed ..Read More
Few Homeless New Yorkers Moving from Subways to Safe Havens, As Enforcement Continues Posted on December 15, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in City Limits Adams’ early commitments to open new “low-barrier” shelters comes into sharper focus as he closes out his first year in office, with yet another plan to remove homeless New Yorkers from trains and public spaces. New York City has about 600 new specialize ..Read More
Fair Chance for Housing offers fighting chance for New Yorkers with a conviction against racist practices Posted on December 15, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in Amsterdam News Fair Chance for Housing may finally get a fair chance in New York City. Last Thursday, the proposed bill—which would make criminal history background checks of prospective tenants by landlords an unlawful, discriminatory practice—was brought in front of th ..Read More
NYC homeless sweeps: Most people end up leaving shelters Posted on December 14, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in Fox 5 NY NEW YORK – Mayor Eric Adams launched his subway safety plan in February and has repeatedly touted its success. But new data obtained by the New York Daily News through a Freedom of Information Law request shows tha ..Read More
