‘It’s Like a Slum’: Supportive Housing Tenants Cope with Violation-Filled Homes. Provider Blames Underfunding Posted on July 13, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in City Limits Postgraduate Center for Mental Health has $130 million in two cash reserves and steady funding from the state, but conditions inside the apartments it rents for low-income tenants continue to deteriorate. The organization says it is forced to rent substandard ..Read More
Suspect wanted in string of New York City stabbings targeting homeless victims Posted on July 12, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in ABC 7 NY WEST VILLAGE, Manhattan (WABC) — Police are searching for a suspect wanted in a string of stabbings targeting homeless victims in Manhattan. Read more… ..Read More
Progressive Cities Have a Public Order Problem on Mass Transit Posted on July 11, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in Governing During the pandemic, sparse crowds on transit systems gave way to uncivil behavior and crime. Today, debates are breaking out around the best policy to fix the problem while figuring out the role of law enforcement. Read more… ..Read More
Upended and uprooted: Chinatown homeless encampment swept away as citywide sting operations continue Posted on July 10, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in AM New York At the tip of Sara D. Roosevelt Park on Chrystie and Canal Streets, Chinatown locals sped last week by a downtrodden troop who bent over bags of personal possessions, pushed shopping carts, and labored with brooms. Read more… ..Read More
New York City is lacking public restrooms, but officials hope to offer some relief Posted on July 3, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in NPR New Yorkers are known for always being on-the-go. But finding a place to, you know, go, isn’t easy. Read more… ..Read More
NYC homeless still awaiting access to 1,500 city-funded apartments: ‘It’s definitely too slow’ Posted on July 1, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in NY Daily News The vacancy rate in New York City-funded apartments meant for homeless people has been cut nearly in half since Mayor Adams pledged about four months ago to overhaul the bureaucracy that was hampering his administration from filling the units, his top housing ..Read More
Council Bill Could Force NYC to Report Actual Homeless Shelter Census—Eventually Posted on June 21, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in City Limits For years, policymakers, journalists and everyday New Yorkers have used a daily census published by a single municipal agency to gauge the extent of the city’s homelessness crisis. On June 16, the day of the most recent report by the Department of Homeless S ..Read More
Mayor Adams’ new plan hints support for Fair Chance for Housing Posted on June 23, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in Amsterdam News Last week, Mayor Eric Adams quietly supported stronger anti-discrimination protections when renting from the private market for New Yorkers with criminal records in his new housing agenda. Read more… ..Read More
HUD announces $365M package to address unsheltered homelessness Posted on June 23, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in Smart Cities Dive The cost of buying and renting a home has skyrocketed in recent years in cities throughout the U.S., prompting a growing number of individuals to go unhoused and seek shelter in tent encampments. Read more… ..Read More
