Shutdown’s Pain Cuts Deep for the Homeless and Other Vulnerable Americans Posted on January 21, 2019 by Nicole Edine in The New York Times WASHINGTON — Ramona Wormley-Mitsis got welcome news in December: After years of waiting, the federal government had approved a subsidy that allowed her to rent a three-bedroom house, bracketed by a white picket fence to keep her two autistic sons from boltin ..Read More
As De Blasio Touts Affordable Housing Milestone, Critics Says He’s Failing The Poorest New Yorkers Posted on January 17, 2019 by Nicole Edine in Gothamist In what is becoming an annual victory lap, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday once again congratulated his administration for breaking another record for affordable housing: a total of 34,160 affordable homes financed by the city in 2018. The milestone failed t ..Read More
De Blasio Resists Calls for More Homeless Housing as Council Proposal Moves Forward Posted on January 14, 2019 by Nicole Edine in PoliticoPro As Mayor Bill de Blasio continues to defend his housing plan against critics who say it leaves out the city’s most vulnerable populations, the City Council is taking up a bill that would force a dramatic increase in housing built for the homeless. A bill ..Read More
Homeless Advocates Demand ‘Home Stability Support’ to Stem Crisis Posted on January 13, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone in Queens Daily Eagle A large coalition of community organizations and homeless advocates have renewed a push to enact Home Stability Support (HSS), a rent supplement for low-income New Yorkers at risk of being evicted or otherwise becoming homeless. The HSS bill, first introduced ..Read More
de Blasio Gives Little Mention to Several Major Challenges in State of the City Speech Posted on January 11, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone in Gotham Gazette As Mayor Bill de Blasio touted significant accomplishments of his five years in office and laid out a new agenda for expanding his fight against inequality during his Thursday State of the City speech, he made little or no mention of a number of important chal ..Read More
Hevesi Renews Push for Home Stability Support in Letter to Cuomo Posted on January 9, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone in Queens Daily Eagle The crisis is evident in subway cars, ATM kiosks and even Queens courthouses. In communities across the city and state, thousands of homeless New Yorkers seek warm, and relatively safe, places to sleep. But the street homeless are just a sliver of the 250,000 ..Read More
House Our Future NY Campaign Statement in Response to Mayor de Blasio’s State of the City Address Posted on January 10, 2019 by Nicole Edine in Press Release Homelessness Crisis Still at Record Levels, with More Than 23,000 Children and All-Time Record 17,000 Single Adults Sleeping in Shelters Each Night NEW YORK, NY – The following statement is in response to Mayor de Blasio State of the City address today, wher ..Read More
14 Percent of the Nation’s Homeless Population Are in New York City Posted on December 19, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone in Metro The number of people experiencing homelessness in New York City has been growing, according to an annual report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report for 2018, released this week, found that ..Read More
Faith Leaders and Housing Advocates Held Candlelight Vigil to Support Construction of More Housing for Homeless New Yorkers Posted on December 18, 2018 by Nicole Edine in Press Release Advocates Demand Mayor’s Housing New York 2.0 Plan Include 30,000 Units for Homeless Households, with 24,000 to be Created through New Construction Homelessness Crisis Still at Record Levels, with More Than 23,000 Children and All-Time Record 17,000 Single A ..Read More
