Metro Magic Wraps Up with Hundreds of Toy Donations From Readers Posted on December 28, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in Metro Thanks to generous donations from readers, Metro was able to deliver hundreds of toys to underprivileged children in Boston, Philadelphia and New York City just in time for the holidays. Metro’s annual toy drive, Tony’s Metro Magic, wrapped up earlier this ..Read More
Code Blue Issued for NYC Homeless as Temperatures Fall Posted on December 26, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in NY1 The city is working to get homeless people shelter as temperatures dip and the city faces its coldest air of 2017. With freezing conditions in the city Tuesday night and overnight, the Department of Homeless Services has issued a Code Blue warning. That means ..Read More
Homelessness, Up in 2017, Doesn’t Take a Break for Christmas Posted on December 21, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in Yahoo News Every year around Christmas, a section of Union Square Park in New York City is blocked off for a holiday market of winding aisles lined with sales booths. Right across 14th Street, outside trendy stores, people huddled under blankets are asking for change fro ..Read More
Renewed Push to Pass State Homelessness Subsidy in 2018 Posted on December 20, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in Gotham Gazette Legislation to create a statewide rental supplement to curtail the growth of homelessness in New York, while generating savings for local social service agencies, is the focus of a renewed campaign ahead of the 2018 budget and legislative session. Despite supp ..Read More
Here’s What You Can Do to Help the Homeless This Holiday Season Posted on December 11, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in Business Insider Walk the streets of virtually any major city in the US and you are likely to encounter people who are homeless. Homelessness is on the rise in the US, especially in Los Angeles where severe affordable housing shortages exist. Overall, homelessness increased by ..Read More
What the Federal Tax Bill Means for NYC’s Affordability Crisis Posted on December 18, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in City Limits While advocates in New York City are pressing the mayor and governor to invest more in NYCHA, commit to deeper affordability, and end homelessness, the federal government is moving forward with a tax overhaul that could undermine these ambitions. On Friday, Re ..Read More
Tax Bill Could ‘Obliterate’ Affordable Housing Posted on December 11, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Village Voice A provision buried in the House version of the Republican tax bill could decimate affordable-housing construction in New York City, by eliminating tax-free bonds and tax credits that are used by the vast majority of subsidized housing projects in the city. If ..Read More
De Blasio Seeks to Turn Homeless ‘Cluster Sites’ Into Affordable Housing Posted on December 12, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times For years, New York City has placed thousands of homeless families into so-called cluster or scatter-site housing, using private apartments, usually in run-down buildings, as an expensive way to help the city meet its legal mandate to provide shelter to those ..Read More
Tax Plan Could Mean More Homelessness Posted on December 10, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in Washington Examiner As the House and Senate negotiate tax reform, the conversation focuses on two influential groups: the middle class and corporations. But amid the frenzy over itemization, individual and family deductions, and the corporate tax rate, one group of vulnerable Ame ..Read More
