Year: 2015

Bill de Blasio and Andrew Cuomo could become the first mayor and governor in decades who fail to set aside their differences to jointly fund a housing program for homeless New Yorkers. De Blasio recently announced a new city plan for what’s called suppor ..Read More

We talk often about affordable housing on Long Island. Mostly, we think of young workers still living with their parents, or older adults who no longer want their sprawling homes. Rarely do we think of the Long Islanders who are homeless. But we must. There ar ..Read More

The goal, ending chronic homelessness, sounded like the stuff of fairy tales when it was announced a few years ago. It seemed more like do-gooders tilting at windmills than an actual goal that could plausibly be achieved. But, surprise: It’s happening in Buf ..Read More

The newly renovated townhouse on Ralph Avenue in Brooklyn was described as being ideal for a family. “Be the first to live in this,” a rental advertisement says. Instead, about 36 men squeeze inside the building, climbing into bunk beds at night, waiting i ..Read More

Tisha Houser’s new apartment in Harlem is a work in progress — though she has no furniture yet, she does have a Christmas tree, and a place to call ‘home.’ As CBS2’s Kenneth Craig reported, Houser’s family spent nearly two years living in one of Ne ..Read More

At Penn Station, dozens of homeless people sat quietly amid the Christmas decorations as travelers headed home for the holidays. If New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has his way, they and others who camp out on city streets will be moved into shelters as the city ..Read More

Hundreds of new school buses are on the way to homeless children after an I-Team report last month exposed some students in shelters traveling more than four hours a day on subways just to get to and from school. In an exclusive interview, Mayor de Blasio said ..Read More

While Mayor Bill de Blasio works on the details of a 15-year, $2.6 billion supportive housing program to address homelessness, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is creating a statewide plan to reduce homelessness. New York should draw on approaches that have helped in the pas ..Read More