MTA Police To Take Action Against Homeless People On The Subway Posted on August 15, 2019 by Nicole Edine in Gothamist This weekend, New York state will deploy police officers and other employees to reduce the number of homeless people in the subway system, a function normally undertaken by the city. MTA police and staff members from the State Office of Temporary and Disabilit ..Read More
Coalition for the Homeless Asks for School Supplies for Kids in Need Posted on August 13, 2019 by Nicole Edine in Queens Daily Eagle With summer almost over and September looming, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and the Coalition for the Homeless are teaming up to give kids in need backpacks and other school supplies. “Project: Back to School” is an initiative by the Coalition for ..Read More
Landlords Sued for Failing to Accept Rent Vouchers From the City’s Homeless Posted on August 12, 2019 by Nicole Edine in Pix11 New York NEW YORK — There are currently 11,000 New Yorkers living in homeless shelters who have vouchers that would pay for them to rent an apartment. Many say landlords turn them away because of the stigma associated with voucher programs like Section 8. “This is ..Read More
Lawsuit: Landlords Are Illegally Locking Out Thousands Of Homeless New Yorkers Posted on August 8, 2019 by Nicole Edine in Gothamist One homeless man is still living in a city shelter even though he got a subsidy from the city eight months ago that would cover up to $1,246 a month for an apartment. Another woman has been moving from one family member to the next, despite having a similar su ..Read More
Hevesi, Sponsor of Subsidy to Stem Homeless Crisis, Condemns Cuomo’s MTA Letter Posted on July 22, 2019 by Nicole Edine in Queens Daily Eagle A Queens lawmaker who has long championed a rental subsidy to stem the state’s homeless crisis, condemned a “Trumpian” letter from Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the MTA, which urged the transit agency to do more to stop homeless New Yorkers from sleeping in subwa ..Read More
Homeless New Yorkers and Advocates Question Cuomo’s Call to Crackdown on Subway Transients Posted on July 19, 2019 by Nicole Edine in Queens Daily Eagle A letter from Gov. Andrew Cuomo instructing the MTA to address “the increasing problem of homelessness on the subways” has prompted questions from homeless New Yorkers, advocates and transit workers who wonder why the person with power over housing and soc ..Read More
Desperate to Ease Homelessness, California Officials Look to New York ‘Right to Shelter’ Policy Posted on July 21, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone in Los Angeles Times Much about California’s homelessness crisis has confounded state and local officials. But what to do about the tens of thousands of people living outdoors has perhaps done so more than anything else. Searching for a solution, Los Angeles County Supervisor Ma ..Read More
New York City Homeless Shelters Get Warm Welcome Posted on July 14, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Wall Street Journal The opening of a homeless shelter in New York City has at times led to local opposition, heated protests and even lawsuits. But some residents have taken a different tack, by welcoming shelters to their communities with open arms. In 2017, Ivan Braun, a 74-yea ..Read More
How Subway Delays and the Homeless Crisis Are Intertwined Posted on June 26, 2019 by Nicole Edine in The New York Times After years of decline, New York’s subway is showing signs of improvement, with the percentage of trains running on time creeping upward. But at least one area is getting worse: disruptions involving homeless people. Trains were delayed 659 times last year b ..Read More
