Author: Gabriela Sandoval Requena

More than 50,000 people are homeless in New York right now, and according to Mary Brosnahan, who’s spent 25 years as the director of the Coalition for the Homeless, the problem hasn’t been this bad since the Great Depression. Mayor Bill de Blasio has anno ..Read More

In the final part of a series commissioned by Susan Sarandon, we hear the stories of those living on the streets in our city. ..Read More

In the second part of a series commissioned by Susan Sarandon, we hear the stories of those living on the streets in our city. ..Read More

In the first part of a series commissioned by Susan Sarandon, we hear the stories of those living on the streets in our city. ..Read More

A look at the first seven months of the de Blasio administration’s push to reduce record-high homelessness in New York City. ..Read More

It has been a good year for state legislative efforts in New York to help more tenants cope with excessive rent burdens. Not only was the income limit for the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) raised to $50,000, but we can soon raise the limit for ..Read More

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plans for the city’s homeless program has one homeless advocate encouraged. “It’s certainly a sea change from (former Mayor Michael) Bloomberg’s punitive approach toward homelessness,” said Mary Brosnahan, the president o ..Read More

After months of negotiations, New York City has reached an agreement with the state to provide rent money for homeless families with children, a move that could get thousands of people out of shelters in the coming year. ..Read More