Grim New Report Shows Rent Is Unaffordable In Every State Posted on June 18, 2019 by Nicole Edine in HuffPost Plenty of evidence shows how widespread and devastating America’s housing crisis is, but perhaps none quite as starkly as this: There’s not a single state, metropolitan area or county in the U.S. where a full-time worker earning the minimum wage can afford ..Read More
Shuffled Among Homeless Shelters, and Not Told Why Posted on June 13, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times Patrice Joseph believed she was singled out when she complained about cigarette smoke and plumbing problems at the homeless shelter where she and her teenage son and daughter lived in Jamaica, Queens. Within days last month, the family was moved to a shelter i ..Read More
‘A Real Sea Change’: What NYC Tenants Need To Know About The New Rent Reform Deal Posted on June 13, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone in Gothamist The plight of renters, especially rent-regulated ones, has long been part of New York City lore — steep rent hikes, shoddy maintenance, fear of being blacklisted and evicted, and a general sense of powerlessness against a faceless landlord. But come next wee ..Read More
Finding Affordable Housing In NYC Is Hard, It’s Almost Impossible If You’re A Senior Posted on June 12, 2019 by Nicole Edine in CBS 2 New York NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Liz Cole has lived and worked in New York City for most of her adult life. She says the realities of aging in the city, being her own support system, and living on a fixed income is stressful. “The homelessness issue is very fright ..Read More
Landmark Deal Reached on Rent Protections for Tenants in N.Y. Posted on June 11, 2019 by Nicole Edine in The New York Times Newly empowered Democratic leaders in Albany announced a landmark agreement on Tuesday to strengthen New York’s rent laws and tenant protections, seeking to address concern about housing costs that is helping drive the debate over inequality across the natio ..Read More
What’s it Like Growing Older in the NYC Homeless Shelter System? Posted on June 5, 2019 by Nicole Edine in CityLimits.org Alvin Peterson, a 63-year-old resident of Samaritan Village’s homeless shelter on East 53rd Street, was having trouble breathing last December. His breathing had been getting worse for years, owing to very severe emphysema and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary D ..Read More
Survey Says Number of NYC’s Unsheltered Homeless Is Down, but Advocates Disagree Posted on May 31, 2019 by Nicole Edine in Curbed A federal survey that counts individuals sleeping on the streets, parks, and subways on a given winter night every year, found that there are two percent fewer unsheltered homeless individuals in New York City, the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) announc ..Read More
Woes at Wards Island Homeless Shelters Overseen by Gov. Cuomo’s Sister Posted on May 31, 2019 by Nicole Edine in The City Last fall, a Cuomo administration agency signed off on a new shelter on Wards Island to be operated by HELP Social Services, part of a nonprofit founded decades ago by the governor and chaired by his sister, Maria Cuomo Cole. The Office of Temporary & Disa ..Read More
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
