Settlement reached over ‘Right to Shelter’ law in New York City Posted on March 15, 2024 by David Novarro in ABC7 NY NEW YORK (WABC) -- The legal agreement between New York City and homeless advocates scales back the decades-old 'Right to Shelter' law as the city tries to find housing for thousands of migrant adults. ..Read More
The Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, the Preliminary Capital Plan for Fiscal Years 2024-2028, and the Fiscal 2024 Preliminary Mayor’s Management Report: Coalition for the Homeless and Legal Aid Society submit testimony Posted on March 14, 2024 by G. Worth On March 11, 2024, The Coalition for the Homeless and Legal Aid Society testified before the New York City Council’s Committee on General Welfare. As the independent monitor of the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) shelter system and counsel in cases tha ..Read More
NYC subway safety plan targeting the homeless shows hints of promise but significant problems Posted on March 9, 2024 by Josephine Stratman in New York Daily News ..Read More
Unbossed and Unbought: Shirley Chisholm and her enduring influence in New York City Posted on March 7, 2024 by G. Worth March is Women’s History Month, a celebration dedicated to commemorating and uplifting the contributions of women throughout our Nation’s history. Few have left such an enduring legacy on New York City as Shirley Chisholm. On November 24, 1924, Chishol ..Read More
The Oversight Hearing on DSS manipulation of monthly eligibility rate reporting and intros: Coalition for the Homeless and the Legal Aid Society submit testimony Posted on March 5, 2024 by G. Worth On March 01, 2024, The Coalition for the Homeless and The Legal Aid Society submitted testimony to the New York City Council’s Committee on General Welfare in response to findings by the Department of Investigation regarding manipulation of monthly eligibili ..Read More
TODAY’S READ: Why a $25 Million Plan to Relocate N.Y.C. Migrant Families is Struggling Posted on March 4, 2024 by G. Worth Last week, a damning piece in The New York Times exposed the inexplicably poor results of Governor Hochul’s Migrant Resettlement Assistance Program (MRAP) which, after eight months, has managed to resettle only a tiny fraction of the families it was supposed ..Read More
The Fair Chance for Housing Act: A Victory for Housing Equity in NYC Posted on February 23, 2024 by G. Worth In January 2024, the Coalition for the Homeless, together with a diverse coalition of organizations and individuals, celebrated the Fair Chance for Housing Act (Intro 632-A) being signed into law in New York City, marking a significant step towards equity in h ..Read More
‘Profound Scarcity’: Apartments Available to NYC Renters Hit Historic Low Last Year Posted on February 8, 2024 by Jeanmarie Evelly in City Limits The city’s housing vacancy rate plunged to 1.41 percent in 2023, the lowest it has been since 1968, officials announced Thursday. Options were particularly scarce for low-income New Yorkers: just 0.39 percent of units renting for under $1,100 were available ..Read More
Adama Bah: Showing compassion for immigrants Posted on February 5, 2024 by Pat Kiernan & Chelsea Katz in Spectrum News NY1 Adama Bah is the founder of Afrikana, an organization that helps immigrants get their footing in their new country. ..Read More
