HUD Reports on Lack of Affordable Housing Across Country

Last week the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released a report documenting what it calls the “worst case housing needs” of 2009. HUD defines “worst case housing needs” as: Renters with incomes below 50 percent of the A ..Read More

Undercounting the Homeless Redux

Tonight the City of New York will send volunteers out to “count” homeless people on the streets and in subways – a flawed effort that, year after year, has resulted in a significant undercount of New York City’s homeless population. Coa ..Read More

New York’s Number One Affordable Housing Issue This Year

On June 15th rent laws protecting 2.5 million tenants are set to expire. And if the New York State Legislature and Governor Cuomo fail to renew and strengthen the rent laws, we could see a homelessness and housing crisis unlike any since the Great Depression. ..Read More