Op-Ed | The city’s housing blueprint is incomplete without ending housing discrimination Posted on July 20, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in AMNY For years, New York City’s elected officials and agency leaders tried to address New York’s homelessness crisis in a silo, separate from the city’s housing plan. As a result, we saw fewer housing options for those in most need and a growing number of our ..Read More
NYC homeless advocates cast doubt on Eric Adams’ claims that ‘2,800 asylum seekers’ have entered shelters Posted on July 19, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in City and State New York Advocates accused the mayor of using asylum seekers and the federal government as scapegoats for the failures of his own housing policies. Read more… ..Read More
All Aboard the P Train: ‘Soiled Car’ Incidents On Track for Pre-Pandemic Levels Posted on July 18, 2022 by Yerelyn Nunez in The City With bathrooms closed since the coronavirus outbreak, the number of train cars that have to be taken out of service because of No. 1 and No 2 is reaching pre-pandemic levels — even as ridership remains lower. Read more… ..Read More
‘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
