A Secret to Better Health Care Posted on May 27, 2019 by Nicole Edine in The New York Times Health care is at the center of the national policy conversation, and with the 2020 presidential election now in full swing, that is where it will probably remain. But for all the talk about how to increase access and reduce costs, we’re missing a critical p ..Read More
Advocates March to City Hall Calling for Construction of More Housing for Homeless New Yorkers Posted on May 13, 2019 by Nicole Edine in Press Release Following State of the Homeless 2019 Release, Advocates March to Urge Mayor de Blasio to Build 24,000 New Units of Affordable Housing for Homeless New Yorkers Homelessness in NYC Remains at Record Levels, With More Than 63,000 People – Including Over 15,000 ..Read More
A Growing Crisis: Analyzing de Blasio’s Response to Homelessness in NYC Posted on May 7, 2019 by Nicole Edine in NY1 Errol Louis discussed Mayor de Blasio’s response to the ongoing homelessness crisis, with Giselle Routhier of Coalition for the Homeless and Jennifer March from Citizens’ Committee for Children. ..Read More
In NYC, Still No Homes for Tens of Thousands Posted on May 7, 2019 by Nicole Edine in AM New York Two particularly disturbing numbers stand out from this year’s “State of the Homeless” report from advocacy group Coalition for the Homeless. The first is what the coalition cited as an alarming record high hit by NYC in January: For that month, an avera ..Read More
Nearly Half of All New York Renters Burdened by Housing Cost Posted on May 2, 2019 by Nicole Edine in The Times Union A report drawn from U.S. Census data shows nearly half of all renters across New York state and the Capital Region are increasingly rent-burdened — meaning over 30 percent of their income goes toward rent — with minority communities experiencing the br ..Read More
De Blasio and Cuomo Are Failures on Homelessness, Report Says Posted on April 30, 2019 by Nicole Edine in New York Daily News Homelessness in New York City is projected to increase by 5,000 people in 2022 — 7,500 more than Mayor de Blasio predicted when he outlined his plan to tackle the problem in 2017, a new report from the Coalition for the Homeless revealed. The report — the ..Read More
NYC Politicians Push Mayor De Blasio for Homeless Child Funding Posted on April 18, 2019 by Nicole Edine in New York Daily News One in ten students enrolled in city schools are homeless — but Mayor de Blasio won’t pay for social workers who’d make a huge difference those needy kids’ lives, local politicians charge. De Blasio has yanked $13.9 million in the city’s upcoming bud ..Read More
‘We’re Just Trying To Live’: UWS Homeless Shelter Resident Speaks Out Against NIMBY Backlash Posted on April 15, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone in Gothamist T. Campbell was walking home on the Upper West Side earlier this year when she encountered two reporters for the New York Post. They wanted to know what her living conditions were like. Campbell, along with her wife, had recently moved into a new homeless shel ..Read More
De Blasio May Require More Homeless Housing Posted on April 15, 2019 by Nicole Edine in PoliticoPro Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration is looking to require more apartments for the homeless through city-financed housing deals as it bats away a City Council proposal that would legislate a similar requirement. As part of a broader overhaul, the city i ..Read More
