Wait goes on for NYC housing vouchers despite ‘immediate’ fix pledge Posted on August 24, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in NY Post Rules requiring a months-long stay in city shelters to qualify for housing vouchers are still in place weeks after city officials pledged to speed up the process — exacerbating already crowded conditions, The Post has learned. Read more… ..Read More
NYC Demanding Asylum Seekers Provide Papers That They Say Don’t Exist Posted on August 18, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in NBC New York NYC’s shelter intake center, PATH, typically requests those seeking shelter provide certain historical data on where they’ve lived – which asylum seekers largely can’t provide. Read more… ..Read More
Eric Adams defends DSS head Gary Jenkins after report he withheld asylum seeker violations Posted on August 15, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in City and State NY The Department of Investigation has reportedly opened a probe into allegations that the Department of Social Services orchestrated a cover-up of illegal shelter conditions. Read more… ..Read More
Key Homeless Group Says NYC Hiding Shelter Problems in Missing Data Posted on August 15, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in NBC New York NYC Mayor Eric Adams acknowledges the city violated its legal mandate to shelter families on July 17-18, but a key report for that time period obtained Sunday by News 4 does not list any violations. Read more… ..Read More
City Council Bill Could Open More Public Bathrooms In New York City Posted on August 15, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in Newsy A bill aimed at opening more public bathrooms could soon pass the New York City Council, helping residents and tourists alike. Read more… ..Read More
Adams blames Texas for New York’s shelter crisis. But the problem started long before asylum-seekers. Posted on August 12, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in Politico Tenant protections expired as he took office in January, and rents skyrocketed in the following months, but the mayor is instead suggesting Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is to blame for busing migrants to New York. Read more… ..Read More
How Gov. Greg Abbott Texas-Sized a Crisis for NYC Mayor Eric Adams Posted on August 12, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in The City New York City was not a destination when the Texas governor began busing asylum-seekers east. That changed after Adams launched his war of words against Abbott, who’s now sending hundreds to the Big Apple — and scoring a political win. Read more… ..Read More
Legal Aid Demands Immediate Probe of ‘Stunning’ Report on NYC Shelter Cover-Up Posted on August 11, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in NBC New York New York City’s Department of Social Services fired its spokeswoman last Friday, a source said, following pushback over what the department knew about shelter violations – and who it told. Read more… ..Read More
Criminal Background Checks May Be Banned in N.Y.C. Housing Applications Posted on August 9, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in The New York Times After she was released from prison in 2011, Kandra Clark spent five years sleeping on friends’ couches while searching for a new home in New York City. She had a full-time job, but landlords routinely denied Ms. Clark’s rental applications, citing backgrou ..Read More
