Cost of Housing Homeless in Shelters Keeps Rising in New York City Posted on September 19, 2018 by Katie Honan in The Wall Street Journal New York City has increased spending on housing homeless people in shelters in recent years, but the population continues to hover at more than 60,000 despite efforts to move many into permanent housing, a new city report shows. During the 2017 fiscal year, th ..Read More
Today’s Read: de Blasio Can Fulfill his Progressive Promise by Retooling his Housing Plan Posted on September 18, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone Mayor de Blasio came into office nearly five years ago with a pledge to end the “tale of two cities” by tackling poverty and inequality. But with a near-record 61,697 New Yorkers sleeping in homeless shelters each night – and thousands more bedding down ..Read More
CityViews: De Blasio Can Fulfill his Progressive Promise by Retooling his Housing Plan Posted on September 17, 2018 by Joel Berg and Giselle Routhier in CityLimitsNews New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has made great strides in carrying out his oft-repeated pledge to make the Big Apple “the fairest big city in America.” He made universal pre-kindergarten a reality, played a key role in raising the city’s minimum wage, ..Read More
Americans Want to Believe Jobs Are the Solution to Poverty. They’re Not. Posted on September 11, 2018 by Matthew Desmond in The New York Times U.S. unemployment is down and jobs are going unfilled. But for people without much education, the real question is, Do those jobs pay enough to live on? Venessa Solivan and her three children fled their last place in June 2015, after a young man was shot and k ..Read More
Tenants’ Right to Counsel May Be Expanded With Levine Legislation Posted on September 12, 2018 by Sarina Trangle in AMNewYork Councilman Mark Levine plans to introduce legislation Wednesday that would expand the scope of the nascent Right to Counsel measure, which is getting underway in housing court. Last August, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed the Right to Counsel, which gives the gove ..Read More
The New High-Rent Districts Posted on August 24, 2018 by Kim Velsey in The New York Times For most New Yorkers — about two-thirds of whom are renters — living in the city means accepting the painful reality of ever-increasing rents, which are as much a part of the experience as noisy neighbors, hissing steam radiators and cramped kitchens. Even ..Read More
Drop Off New Backpacks and School Supplies for Annual Drive at Queens Borough Hall Posted on August 22, 2018 by Emily Davenport in QNS As the start of the school year approaches, you can help a homeless child get backpacks and school supplies by donating new supplies in Kew Gardens. The first floor of Queens Borough Hall, located at 120-55 Queens Blvd., will serve as a drop-off location for a ..Read More
Felix Posted on August 22, 2018 “In shelter, I feel patronized, dehumanized. Not having permanent housing has caused me to not realize my true potential. We are people, not just a number. I don’t want to be a statistic forever. I am homeless but not hopeless.” – Felix Lea ..Read More
Coalition Testifies on Proposed Voucher Streamlining Posted on August 22, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone On Tuesday, Coalition for the Homeless and The Legal Aid Society presented testimony to the NYC Human Resources Administration on two proposed rules that will restructure the City’s rent subsidies. Soon after Mayor de Blasio took office in 2014, he created a ..Read More
