NYC Housing is Nearly Three Times as Crowded as National Average: Study Posted on October 5, 2015 by Nicole Levy in DNAinfo Feeling a little cramped in your apartment? You’re not alone. Nearly 1.5 million New Yorkers lived in 272,533 crowded dwellings in 2013, according to a study released Monday by city comptroller Scott Stringer. The New York City Department of Housing Pres ..Read More
Today’s Read: Behind New York’s Right to Shelter Policy Posted on October 5, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone There has been increased attention lately on the growing number of homeless people bedding down on our city’s streets and subways, but in fact the vast majority of homeless New Yorkers sleep each night in shelters (more than 58,000 last night alone). This is ..Read More
Why is the NYPD’s ‘Warrant Squad’ Still Raiding Homeless Shelters? Posted on October 1, 2015 by John Surico in Vice It happens before dawn. Between the hours of 3 and 5 AM, a small force of officers from the New York Police Department arrive at homeless shelters across the city. According to the people who sleep there, the cops ask the Department of Homeless Services employ ..Read More
‘We’re Not Trash:’ Homeless People Fight Stigma in Moving Video Posted on October 2, 2015 by Eleanor Goldberg in Huffington Post Homelessness is on the decline in the U.S., but people who are still living without shelter say the raging stigma they face hasn’t changed much at all. BuzzFeed recently interviewed a number of homeless people to give them the chance to address the standard ..Read More
Rise in Overcrowded NYC Apartments Shows Need for More Housing, Says Controller Scott Stringer Posted on October 5, 2015 by Greg B. Smith in New York Daily News Talk about your huddled masses. The last few years have seen a huge surge in the number of apartments and homes deemed to be “overcrowded,” a new report by Controller Scott Stringer has found. There were 272,000 overcrowded units in New York City housing n ..Read More
Behind New York’s Right to Shelter Policy Posted on September 30, 2015 by Noel King in Marketplace As New Yorkers face rising rents and stagnant wages, the city has seen a spike in homelessness. Around 60,000 New Yorkers currently live in municipal shelters. They are guaranteed a “Right to Shelter” that stems from an unprecedented 35-year-old la ..Read More
Needy Families Thrive Thanks to School Supplies Drive Posted on September 30, 2015 in The Forum Borough President Melinda Katz last week thanked Queens residents for donating backpacks and school supplies to “Project: Back to School,” an initiative of the Coalition for the Homeless to provide the much-needed items to the 24,000 schoolchildren who sta ..Read More
Richard Gere Produces, Stars in Film Asking: What Happens When You Hit Bottom in NY? Posted on September 30, 2015 by Thelma Adams in New York Observer Richard Gere belongs to a tiny group of actors of dubious but powerful distinction: The four who have been picked, more than once, as People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive.” In a beauty and box office contest that’s been held since 1985, it’s just him ..Read More
City Enrolls Record Number of Pre-K Homeless Posted on September 29, 2015 by Rahmah Pauzi in WNYC More than half of New York City’s homeless children are enrolled in the city’s free, full time pre-kindergarten program this school year, up from 45 percent in 2014 and 31 percent in 2013. Among the 65,000 4-year-olds enrolled, 1,175 live in city s ..Read More
