New York City Initiative Aims to Help Mentally Ill People Who Get Violent Posted on August 7, 2015 by Nikita Stewart in The New York Times Mental health experts will fan out to New York City’s homeless shelters, into the streets and to other places to treat mentally ill people who exhibit violent behavior, as part of an initiative announced on Thursday by MayorBill de Blasio. ..Read More
Mayor’s Plan Draws Cautious Praise From Homeless Advocates Posted on August 7, 2015 by Laura Nahmias in Capital New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s new $22.4 million plan to serve the violent and severely mentally ill, some of them homeless, drew a tentatively positive response from homeless advocates hoping the city would offer more detailed plans and funds for housing. ..Read More
De Blasio, Facing Criticism, Is Taking On Homelessness With $22 Million Initiative Posted on August 6, 2015 by Michael M. Grynbaum and Nikita Stewart in The New York Times Mayor Bill de Blasio is set to appear with his wife, Chirlane McCray, to announce a $22 million mental health initiative that his administration says will aid the homeless. ..Read More
Why Aren’t More Homeless New Yorkers Staying in Shelters? Posted on August 5, 2015 by Catherine Rafter in Observer While 58,761 homeless New Yorkers slept in shelters each night this past June, why aren’t more doing the same? ..Read More
Playing, Learning and Growing At Bound for Success Posted on August 6, 2015 For the students of the Coalition’s Bound for Success (BFS) program, the learning doesn’t stop when the school year ends. Every weekday from 9 am – 3:30 pm, these homeless boys and girls spend time together at the BFS Summer Day Camp laughing, playing, l ..Read More
NYC Homeless Problem Vexes City Hall, Spurs Action Posted on August 4, 2015 by Josh Dawsey in The Wall Street Journal An apparent rise in the numbers of panhandlers on the streets and people setting up encampments on sidewalks is highlighting City Hall’s struggles to address homelessness and testing Mayor Bill de Blasio’s pledge to reduce income inequality ..Read More
New York City Starts Moving Tenants From ‘Three-Quarter’ Homes, but Others Are Left Behind Posted on August 2, 2015 by Kim Narker in The New York Times The city plans to spend $5 million to inspect three-quarter homes, repair problems and move people out. ..Read More
As New York Rents Soar, Public Housing Becomes Lifelong Refuge Posted on August 3, 2015 by Mireya Navarro in The New York Times For many families in public housing, it is a rite of passage to one day move into private rentals or buy their own homes. But in another sign of the affordability challenges facing New Yorkers, many others are staying longer, if not for life, even when making ..Read More
Thousands of Homeless Sleep on NYC Streets, Here’s Why They Don’t Have To Posted on August 1, 2015 by Amelia Pang in Epoch Times For thousands of homeless people in New York City, many said that passing time on the street was more bearable than going through the shelter system. ..Read More
