Homeless Advocates Rally Mayor de Blasio ...
More than 100 New Yorkers marched the streets of the Upper East Side on Wednesday, chanting, “Housing is a human right. Fight! ... Read more
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Advocates March to City Hall Calling for Construction of More Housing for Homeless New Yorkers
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 ... Read more
A Growing Crisis: Analyzing de Blasio’s Response to Homelessness in NYC
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
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 ... Read more
Nearly Half of All New York Renters Burdened by Housing Cost
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 ... Read more
De Blasio and Cuomo Are Failures on Homelessness, Report Says
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 ... Read more
NYC Politicians Push Mayor De Blasio for Homeless Child Funding
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 ... Read more
De Blasio May Require More Homeless Housing
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 ... Read more
‘We’re Just Trying To Live’: UWS Homeless Shelter Resident Speaks Out Against NIMBY Backlash
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 ... Read more
‘Someone To Speak For You’: Low-Income Tenants Get Lawyers For Housing Court
Jacqueline Davis walked into the Bronx's housing court hoping to stop her landlord from evicting her from the one-bedroom apartment she has lived in for nearly 30 years. The 74-year-old retiree says ... Read more
WCNY: Capitol Pressroom – Asm. Andrew Hevesi
Asm. Andrew Hevesi (D-Queens), chair of the Assembly’s Social Services Committee, discussed Home Stability Supports, that prevent families on the brink of homelessness from losing their homes Read more
Opinion: Will NY State Take a First Step Toward Ending Homelessness?
The single best thing that New York’s state government could do to improve housing policy is to provide more rent assistance to pay part of the rent for tenants in imminent danger of becoming homeless ... Read more
Protestors Demanding More Homeless Housing Interrupt Council Hearing
Interrupting testimony from the city's housing agency at a Council budget hearing today, advocates called for Mayor Bill de Blasio's housing plan to set aside more units for homeless and lower-income New ... Read more