This Program Could Boost the Fight Against Homelessness Posted on March 7, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone in Times Union The growth in New York’s homeless population is straining our ability to provide effective services. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, from 2011-2018 our homeless population increased nearly 45 percent, leaving many local ..Read More
BPs Call On Cuomo To Fund HSS And Curtail Homeless Crisis Posted on February 27, 2019 by Nicole Edine in Queens Gazette Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., shared their support on February 20th for Home Stability Support (HSS), which would begin to addr ..Read More
Free Housing Court Lawyers Are Driving Down Eviction Rates, City Says Posted on February 4, 2019 by Nicole Edine in WNYC The de Blasio administration is crediting its program to provide free lawyers to low-income tenants for helping reduce New York City’s overall eviction rate. According to the city’s Department of Social Services, the eviction rate dropped by 14 pe ..Read More
DHS Facing Tough Questions After CBS2 Report On Homeless Family’s City-Sponsored Housing Posted on February 1, 2019 by Nicole Edine in CBS 2 New York EAST ORANGE, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – Yesterday, CBS2 introduced you to Kevin Nicholson, and showed you how his wife and two sons have been living since New York City’s Department of Homeless Services, or DHS, relocated the family to East Orange, N.J. in June ..Read More
Bipartisan Group of Elected Officials Calls for New Program to Fight Homelessness Posted on February 3, 2019 by Nicole Edine in New York Daily News ALBANY – With state budget negotiations fast approaching, more than a dozen lawmakers are calling for the final spending plan to include enactment of a program to reduce reliance on homeless shelters. The renewed bipartisan call to adopt the Home Stability S ..Read More
Council Bill to Increase Homeless Housing Has Enough Sponsors to Override Veto Posted on January 29, 2019 by Nicole Edine in PoliticoPro A bill that would substantially increase the amount of housing set aside for homeless New Yorkers now has enough sponsors in the City Council to override a veto, as the de Blasio administration remains resistant to the idea. The legislation, introduced by Coun ..Read More
CityViews: State Must Equip the City to Truly Combat the Homeless Crisis Posted on January 28, 2019 by Nicole Edine in CityLimits.org Across the five boroughs, homelessness has become too commonplace. Many of its victims are living on the streets, sleeping in parks, and escaping these cold winter months underground in the subways. An all-time record 63,500 New Yorkers sleep in shelters every ..Read More
Hevesi Urges Cuomo to Fund ‘Home Stability Support’ to Curb Homelessness Posted on January 22, 2019 by Nicole Edine in TimesLedger State Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi is calling for the executive budget to include a critical program he claims will stop the growth of homelessness in its tracks in a recent letter Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Home Stability Support is not just aimed at saving individuals ..Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Shady Real Estate Clan at Center of New York City’s Plan to Convert Homeless Apartments Into Affordable Housing Posted on January 20, 2019 by Nicole Edine in New York Daily News The city’s plan to convert nearly 500 “cluster site” homeless apartments into affordable housing hinges on acquiring 17 buildings controlled by the notorious Podolsky family, known for years as one of the city’s worst landlords, the Daily News has lear ..Read More
