A (Bad) New Record High: Homelessness Posted on October 8, 2014 by Brian Lehrer in WNYC The Brian Lehrer Show The number of homeless people housed in city shelters hit a new high this week. Commissioner of the Department of Homeless Services, Gilbert Taylor discusses what the agency is doing to reduce homelessness, including eviction prevention and financial counse ..Read More
Richard Gere’s mile in a homeless man’s shoes Posted on October 9, 2014 by Neta Alexander in Haaretz A homeless man with a knitted winter hat that covers his forehead almost down to his eyes stands on a busy Manhattan street asking passersby to put small change in a disposable McDonald’s cup. Had they bothered to look up from their screens for a second they ..Read More
Right Now, NYC Has Record Numbers Of Homeless People In Shelters.. And Billionaires Posted on October 8, 2014 by Robbie Couch in Huffington Post The number of homeless people living in shelters broke a record this week, according to WNYC, with over 56,000 individuals in need of stable housing. While tens of thousands of New Yorkers are simply trying to survive, however, the news source noted that a r ..Read More
In Gentrification’s Shadow, a Campground for the Homeless in Brooklyn Posted on October 8, 2014 by Corey Kilgannon in The New York Times The cheerful blue tent looks perfectly bucolic pitched on a grassy hilltop. Except this green patch happens to be alongside the Gowanus Expressway in Brooklyn. The tent stands by a tricky turn where southbound drivers bearing left off the Gowanus to head onto ..Read More
Today’s Read: City Chips Away at Homeless Housing Costs Posted on October 8, 2014 by Gabriela Sandoval Requena Every night well over 13,000 families with more than 24,000 children are affected by homelessness in New York City. Many of them reside in apartments with deplorable conditions used as temporary shelter, known as “cluster-site” units, for which t ..Read More
City Chips Away at Homeless Housing Costs Posted on October 8, 2014 by Mirela Iverac in WNYC News Heinze, 37, has been homeless since she lost her rent subsidy two years ago. She stays in this apartment, for which the city pays $2,900 a month. The money goes to a non-profit provider who leases the apartment from a private landlord and is supposed to provid ..Read More
Thank You for Giving Kids a Head Start on the School Year! Posted on October 3, 2014 by Ruth Lindner As the summer came to a close, the Coalition for the Homeless was humbled by the enthusiastic support of so many businesses, organizations, schools and caring individuals who helped make the seventh annual Project: Back to School such a success. This year, ove ..Read More
Cyndi Lauper Helps Bring Apartments for Homeless LGBT Youths to The Bronx Posted on October 2, 2014 by Eddie Small in DNAinfo Homeless LGBT youths are getting a new place to stay in The Bronx. Grammy Award-winning singer Cyndi Lauper and nonprofit housing company West End Residences are teaming up to build the “True Colors” residences, a complex with 30 studio apartments ..Read More
Today’s Read: Cluster-Site Shelters Posted on October 2, 2014 The Coalition has long derided the use of informal and often dubious deals between the City and private landlords to provide emergency shelter for families. Begun in the last years of the Giuliani Administration and expanded during the Bloomberg Administrati ..Read More
