Report Reveals How Much New Yorkers Have to Earn Per Hour to Rent an Apartment Posted on June 18, 2018 in NBC New York It comes as no surprise that New York City’s housing market costs are high, but a new report reveals the level of unattainability when it comes to a minimum wage worker to be able to afford two-bedroom housing. According to the “Out of Reach” report rele ..Read More
Today’s Read: City Officials Urge Mayor to Increase Housing for Homeless Posted on June 21, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone Momentum continues to build for the Coalition’s House Our Future NY campaign. We are calling on Mayor de Blasio to increase the number of permanent affordable housing units set aside for homeless New Yorkers to 30,000 of his 300,000-unit Housing New York 2.0 ..Read More
A Message for the Mayor from NYC Kids Posted on June 15, 2018 On June 7, 2018, 100+ kids joined the Coalition for the Homeless for the NY Kids Need Housing March asking Mayor Bill de Blasio: “If we can build houses – why can’t you?” Visit coalitionforthehomeless.org/houseourfutureny to learn more. ..Read More
A Minimum-Wage Worker Can’t Afford a 2-Bedroom Apartment Anywhere in the U.S. Posted on June 13, 2018 by Tracy Jan in The Washington Post The economy’s booming. Some states have raised minimum wages. But even with recent wage growth for the lowest-paid workers, there is still nowhere in the country where someone working a full-time minimum wage job could afford to rent a modest two-bedroom apa ..Read More
Today’s Read: A Minimum-Wage Worker Can’t Afford a 2-Bedroom Apartment Anywhere in the U.S. Posted on June 14, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone The persistent housing affordability crisis is the underlying driver of record homelessness. As rents continue to rise across the city, more and more New Yorkers are struggling to keep up. Many are one missed paycheck away from homelessness, and an estimated o ..Read More
Can a Subway Menace Be Reformed? Yes, He Says, With Housing Posted on June 11, 2018 by Nikita Stewart in The New York Times Carl Beamon lumbered through the halls of John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan on a Wednesday afternoon last month. He made his way to the computer lab, where he settled between two other students. He liked getting to campus early. He liked being ..Read More
CAG Travels to Albany with the Poor People’s Campaign Posted on June 12, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone On Monday, 11 members of the Coalition’s Client Advisory Group (CAG) and Advocacy staff traveled to Albany to amplify the message that housing is a human right. CAG members are current or former homeless shelter residents who meet weekly at the Coalition’s ..Read More
NY Kids Need Housing Posted on June 7, 2018 On June 7, 2018, 100+ kids joined the Coalition for the Homeless for the NY Kids Need Housing March asking Mayor Bill de Blasio: “If we can build houses – why can’t you?” Visit coalitionforthehomeless.org/houseourfutureny to learn more. ..Read More
New York Is Ripping Up the Playbook on How It Shelters the Homeless Posted on May 25, 2018 by Nina Agrawal in Los Angeles Times As Mayor Bill De Blasio headed toward reelection in 2017, he announced an ambitious plan to address one of New York City’s most intractable problems. Over the next five years, he said, the city would open 90 new homeless shelters. Gone would be the patch ..Read More
