Cuomo's Focus On Subway Homelessness Ignores ...
Appalled by the conditions on a subway system that he hasn’t ridden since 2016, Governor Andrew Cuomo wrote a letter to the ... Read more
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Homeless New Yorkers and Advocates Question Cuomo’s Call to Crackdown on Subway Transients
A letter from Gov. Andrew Cuomo instructing the MTA to address “the increasing problem of homelessness on the subways” has prompted questions from homeless New Yorkers, advocates and transit workers ... Read more
New York City Homeless Shelters Get Warm Welcome
The opening of a homeless shelter in New York City has at times led to local opposition, heated protests and even lawsuits. But some residents have taken a different tack, by welcoming shelters to their ... Read more
How Subway Delays and the Homeless Crisis Are Intertwined
After years of decline, New York’s subway is showing signs of improvement, with the percentage of trains running on time creeping upward. But at least one area is getting worse: disruptions involving ... Read more
New York Lawmakers Call on Trump to Rethink Plan to Change How Poverty is Defined and Calculated
ALBANY — New York lawmakers and advocacy groups are calling on President Trump to rethink his plan to redefine poverty. Last month, the White House Office of Management and Budget proposed ... Read more
Grim New Report Shows Rent Is Unaffordable In Every State
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. ... Read more
‘A Real Sea Change’: What NYC Tenants Need To Know About The New Rent Reform Deal
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 ... Read more
Shuffled Among Homeless Shelters, and Not Told Why
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 ... Read more
Finding Affordable Housing In NYC Is Hard, It’s Almost Impossible If You’re A Senior
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 ... Read more
Landmark Deal Reached on Rent Protections for Tenants in N.Y.
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 ... Read more
What’s it Like Growing Older in the NYC Homeless Shelter System?
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 ... Read more
Woes at Wards Island Homeless Shelters Overseen by Gov. Cuomo’s Sister
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, ... Read more
Survey Says Number of NYC’s Unsheltered Homeless Is Down, but Advocates Disagree
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 ... Read more