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
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
