The City’s Homelessness Crisis and the Mayor’s Housing Plan Posted on November 29, 2018 by Jarrett Murphy in City Limits February will mark two years since Mayor de Blasio unveiled his “Turning the Tide” plan to address the homelessness crisis that had swelled during the first three years of his mayoralty. May will be the fifth anniversary of the mayor announcing his “Hous ..Read More
From Rent Regs to Rezonings, 2019 Will Feature Key Housing Policy Fights Posted on November 27, 2018 by Sadef Ali Kully in City Limits It was the first slushy, snow day of the year for New Yorkers on November 15 and the city was unprepared — but that did not stop hundreds of activists, residents and organizations from marching through the downtown streets for fair housing and stronger rent ..Read More
State Homeless Population Said to Be Larger Than Population in All But Two New York Cities Posted on November 25, 2018 by Wes Parnell and Kenneth Lovett in New York Daily News Next stop, the third largest city in the state: Homelessville, N.Y. Alarming new data compiled by Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi and the Coalition for the Homeless found that 254,866 New Yorkers were homeless at some point over the past year, a number exceeding the ..Read More
Today’s Read: State Homeless Population Larger Than Population in All But Two New York Cities Posted on November 26, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone The fact that 63,000 people, including 23,000 children, spent Thanksgiving in a New York City municipal shelter is heartbreaking. And when you add all of the New Yorkers across the entire state who experienced homelessness at some point last year, whether in s ..Read More
How to Help Homeless New Yorkers During Cold Weather Posted on November 21, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone Thousands of homeless New Yorkers struggle to survive on the streets every night. As winter approaches, high winds, frigid temperatures, snow, and freezing rain can put them at risk of life-threatening illnesses like hypothermia and frostbite. The City declare ..Read More
Where to Go for Thanksgiving if “Home” Isn’t an Option Posted on November 14, 2018 by Danielle Campoamor in InStyle For many of us, Thanksgiving is synonymous with family. We go home to our loving (if not stressful and slightly overbearing) relatives, eat substantial amounts of food, and laugh our way through awkward, intrusive conversations. But not everyone can go home fo ..Read More
As Homeless Students Spread Across NYC, Support Is Stretched Thin Posted on November 14, 2018 by Beenish Ahmed in WNYC In the 19 years that Mary has lived in Astoria, Queens, she has seen luxury condos replace squat apartments at a steady pace. The gentrification reached her doorstep last summer when she was evicted. That was the moment when Mary and her two children found the ..Read More
With More Lawyers for Tenants, City Says Evictions Are Dropping Posted on November 13, 2018 by Beth Fertig in WNYC On a typical weekday morning in Brooklyn housing court, there are lines of people just to get into a courtroom. People are pressed so close together you can hear tenants grousing about bedbugs and broken heating systems. In the past, almost all of the attorney ..Read More
Affordable Housing Developers Teaming with Low-Income Tenant Activists to Push for Rent Regulation Reforms Posted on November 13, 2018 by Kenneth Lovett in New York Daily News ALBANY — A group representing affordable housing developers is teaming up with low-income tenant activists for the first time to push for rent regulation reforms. The New York State Association for Affordable Housing — along with groups that include the Le ..Read More
