Today’s Read: A ‘Bright Light,’ Dimmed in the Shadows of Homelessness Posted on March 5, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone In addition to the record number of homeless New Yorkers in shelters, thousands more sleep each night on the streets, in subways, and in parks. Benjamin Weiser of The New York Times wrote a vivid and heartbreaking profile of Nakesha Williams, one of these New ..Read More
A ‘Bright Light,’ Dimmed in the Shadows of Homelessness Posted on March 3, 2018 by Bejamin Weiser in The New York Times They met on a rainy morning several years ago, at the base of the Helmsley Building in Midtown Manhattan. As others hurried to work, Pamela J. Dearden, an executive with JPMorgan Chase, noticed a woman, unperturbed by the rain or her surroundings, standing on ..Read More
Coalition Testifies on Opioid Overdoses Among NYC’s Homeless Population Posted on March 1, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone On Tuesday, Coalition for the Homeless and The Legal Aid Society presented testimony before the New York City Council’s Committees on General Welfare and Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction about opioid overdoses among NYC’s homeless population. Th ..Read More
Today’s Video: The New York Prison-to-Shelter Pipeline Posted on February 28, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone The record homelessness crisis – with 63,495 New Yorkers sleeping in city shelters tonight – demands a concerted effort from all levels of government, with a focus on effective prevention and affordable housing solutions. Unfortunately, a damning new inves ..Read More
The New York Prison-to-Shelter Pipeline Posted on February 27, 2018 by Courtney Gross in NY1 Every year, thousands of inmates in upstate prisons are granted parole, allowing them to leave prison and return home to New York City. But a NY1 investigation found, more and more, those inmates do not have a home to go to; they go into the shelter system — ..Read More
City Pushes Back Against Another Austere HUD Budget Posted on February 21, 2018 by Abigail Savitch-Lew in City Limits The Trump administration’s FY 2019 budget once again includes unprecedented cuts to the nation’s housing programs that could have a drastic impact on New York’s affordability crisis and public housing stock if approved, housing advocates say. While they ..Read More
Homelessness, Step by Step Posted on February 18, 2018 by Nikita Stewart in The New York Times From the windows of a seven-story building on East 151st Street in the Bronx, Manhattan rises like Oz in the distance, a glittering reminder of why so many people want to live in New York City. Inside the building, children sense something is wrong. Their pare ..Read More
Homeless Youth ‘Safety Net of Shelter’ Would Be Extended Under City Council Bills Posted on February 14, 2018 by Nicole Brown in AMNY The city needs to expand its services for runaway and homeless youth to include young adults ages 24 and younger, whose needs and concerns are often not met by the adult shelter system, advocates and politicians say. ..Read More
Grappling With Homeless Crisis, New York City Stands to Lose 15,000 Rental Vouchers in Federal Budget Posted on February 13, 2018 by Sally Goldenberg in Politico With its homeless population already hovering at record levels, New York City would be poised to lose roughly 11 percent of its rental assistance vouchers under President Trump’s proposed fiscal 2019 budget. The president’s recommended funding cut ..Read More
