Veto-Proof Majority of City Council Members Support Bill to Create More Housing for Homeless New Yorkers Posted on January 28, 2019 by Giselle Routhier Last Tuesday, an important City Council bill reached the critical veto-proof milestone of 34 cosponsors. Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr. initially sponsored Intro. 1211 just a few months ago: It would require developers who receive City financial assista ..Read More
Hevesi Urges Cuomo to Fund ‘Home Stability Support’ to Curb Homelessness Posted on January 22, 2019 by Mark Hallum in TimesLedger State Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi is calling for the executive budget to include a critical program he claims will stop the growth of homelessness in its tracks in a recent letter Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Home Stability Support is not just aimed at saving individuals ..Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Shady Real Estate Clan at Center of New York City’s Plan to Convert Homeless Apartments Into Affordable Housing Posted on January 20, 2019 by Michael Gartland in New York Daily News The city’s plan to convert nearly 500 “cluster site” homeless apartments into affordable housing hinges on acquiring 17 buildings controlled by the notorious Podolsky family, known for years as one of the city’s worst landlords, the Daily News has lear ..Read More
Shutdown’s Pain Cuts Deep for the Homeless and Other Vulnerable Americans Posted on January 21, 2019 by Glenn Thrush in The New York Times WASHINGTON — Ramona Wormley-Mitsis got welcome news in December: After years of waiting, the federal government had approved a subsidy that allowed her to rent a three-bedroom house, bracketed by a white picket fence to keep her two autistic sons from boltin ..Read More
As De Blasio Touts Affordable Housing Milestone, Critics Says He’s Failing The Poorest New Yorkers Posted on January 17, 2019 by Elizabeth Kim in Gothamist In what is becoming an annual victory lap, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday once again congratulated his administration for breaking another record for affordable housing: a total of 34,160 affordable homes financed by the city in 2018. The milestone failed t ..Read More
Coalition Testifies on Affordable Housing for Homeless New Yorkers Posted on January 15, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone On Monday, Coalition for the Homeless and The Legal Aid Society presented testimony before the New York City Council’s Committee on Housing and Buildings in support of Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr.’s Intro. 1211, which would require developers who re ..Read More
De Blasio Resists Calls for More Homeless Housing as Council Proposal Moves Forward Posted on January 14, 2019 by Janaki Chadha in PoliticoPro As Mayor Bill de Blasio continues to defend his housing plan against critics who say it leaves out the city’s most vulnerable populations, the City Council is taking up a bill that would force a dramatic increase in housing built for the homeless. A bill ..Read More
Homeless Advocates Demand ‘Home Stability Support’ to Stem Crisis Posted on January 13, 2019 by David Brand in Queens Daily Eagle A large coalition of community organizations and homeless advocates have renewed a push to enact Home Stability Support (HSS), a rent supplement for low-income New Yorkers at risk of being evicted or otherwise becoming homeless. The HSS bill, first introduced ..Read More
de Blasio Gives Little Mention to Several Major Challenges in State of the City Speech Posted on January 11, 2019 by Ben Max in Gotham Gazette As Mayor Bill de Blasio touted significant accomplishments of his five years in office and laid out a new agenda for expanding his fight against inequality during his Thursday State of the City speech, he made little or no mention of a number of important chal ..Read More
