Homeless Advocates Slam De Blasio, Demand More Housing Posted on March 22, 2019 by Nicole Edine in New York Daily News Advocates for the city’s homeless demanded on Friday that Mayor de Blasio do more to provide permanent, affordable housing for thousands of New Yorkers living in shelters and on city streets. Coalition for the Homeless Policy Director Giselle Routhier traine ..Read More
Rent Subsidy to Prevent Homelessness Posted on March 21, 2019 by Nicole Edine in WNYC New York Assembly Member (D-28th District, Forest Hills), Andrew Hevesi, and New York State Senator (D-Manhattan, 28th district), Liz Krueger, who is chair of the Senate Finance Committee, talk about Home Stability Support, a bill that would provide subsidi ..Read More
Protestors Demanding More Homeless Housing Interrupt Council Hearing Posted on March 22, 2019 by Nicole Edine in PoliticoPro Interrupting testimony from the city’s housing agency at a Council budget hearing today, advocates called for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s housing plan to set aside more units for homeless and lower-income New Yorkers. “Mayor de Blasio, we have 63, ..Read More
Arrests Don’t Deter Advocates Calling on Gov. Cuomo to Back Measure to Combat Homelessness Posted on March 20, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News A chorus of chants echoed through the state Capitol building over back-to-back days this week as activists called on Gov. Cuomo to take action on a measure to combat homelessness. The clanging of cuffs closing over wrists accompanied the cries late Tuesday as ..Read More
Members of New York Congressional Delegation Call on Cuomo to Back Program to Fight Homelessness Posted on March 19, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News Nearly a dozen members of the New York congressional delegation want Gov. Cuomo to get on board with a proposed state program to help keep families out of homeless shelters. The 10 Democrats sent a letter to the governor asking him to include funding for the H ..Read More
Homeless New Yorkers Are Spending More Time in Shelters Than Ever Before Posted on March 20, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone in Gothamist Not only are there more homeless New Yorkers today than compared to six years ago, but they’re staying in shelters an average three to four months longer than they used to, despite programs launched by Mayor Bill de Blasio to move them into permanent housing ..Read More
The Affordable Home Crisis Continues, But Bold New Plans May Help Posted on March 14, 2019 by Nicole Edine in City Lab Today, the National Low Income Housing Coalition publishes our annual analysis of recent data, and the results are stark. Our country is in the grips of a severe and pervasive housing affordability crisis. Nationally, there is a shortage of 7 million homesaf ..Read More
Midsize Projects Should House Homeless: Activists Posted on March 12, 2019 by Nicole Edine in The Villager The pews at the Church of the Village were filled last Thursday with advocates calling for more homeless housing in the city. Many of them were themselves homeless. The occasion was a town hall organized by House Our Future NY, an advocacy campaign formed by t ..Read More
NYC Homeless Students Stiffed by Mayor de Blasio’s Budget Posted on March 8, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News The number of homeless students enrolled in city schools has exploded to record highs — but Mayor de Blasio won’t pay for social workers who’d make a huge difference those needy kids’ lives, activists and school staffers charge. Hizzoner whacked $13.9 ..Read More
