TODAY’S READ: A Mayor for New York’s Homeless Posted on November 18, 2013 by GABRIELA SANDOVAL REQUENA An op-ed in the New York Daily News is right on point. It highlights the severity of the NYC homelessness crisis, and offers Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio three broad principles to guide his efforts to stem the tide of rising homelessness. Here are the highlights ..Read More
TODAY’S READ: The Road to Ending Homelessness Posted on October 7, 2013 by GABRIELA SANDOVAL REQUENA As highlighted in a New York Daily News essay, the United to End Homelessness plan details how the next NYC mayor can and should embrace housing-based solutions to record homelessness. Today’s New York Daily News op-ed spotlights a newly-released plan by t ..Read More
City Officials Try AGAIN to Evict Sandy Evacuees Residing in Hotels Posted on September 25, 2013 by GABRIELA SANDOVAL REQUENA The Bloomberg administration is trying yet again to evict hundreds of vulnerable Hurricane Sandy survivors from hotels, despite the City’s repeated failure to provide genuine help with housing. In the spring the City first attempted to evict hundreds of peop ..Read More
House Approves Harsh Cuts in Food Stamps Posted on September 25, 2013 by GABRIELA SANDOVAL REQUENA Last Thursday the House voted in favor of H.R. 3102, the Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013, a bill that, amongst other things, will decrease the budget for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly referred to as food stam ..Read More
