Arnold Cohen: Nevermind shelter, gimme housing Posted on March 23, 2015 by Arnold Cohen in New York Daily News Temporary solutions cost more and don’t work. ..Read More
More Homeless Bedeviled by Trauma Than Mental Illness, Experts Say Posted on March 27, 2015 by Cameron Scott in Healthline Health problems can lead to homelessness — but life on the streets would make anyone sick. ..Read More
NYC Struggling With Apparent Homeless Encampments In Herald Square Transit Corridor Posted on March 30, 2015 by Dick Brennan in CBS New York Homeless New Yorkers seek shelter in Herald Square Subway Tunnel. ..Read More
New York City’s homeless find little comfort in shelter system Posted on March 30, 2015 by Abdulai Bah in Al Jazeera In “Shadow City,” Fault Lines examines the historic crisis of family homelessness in New York City and investigates the forces displacing so many from their homes. ..Read More
Advocate: NYC’s homelessness crisis has ‘reached historic proportions’ Posted on March 27, 2015 by The Fault Lines Digital Team in Al Jazeera In “Shadow City,” Fault Lines examines the historic crisis of family homelessness in New York City and investigates the forces displacing so many from their homes. ..Read More
Uncertain Future for New York Housing Program That Helps Mentally Ill Homeless People Posted on March 24, 2015 by Winnie Hu in The New York Times The supportive-housing programs aim to keep disabled individuals off the street by placing them into rent-subsidized units with supportive services. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio have indicated that they plan to renew the program, but each has ..Read More
After the Tension: Is a Homeless Shelter a Threat? Posted on March 11, 2015 by Joanna Halina Socha in NYCity Lens Greenpoint residents had resisted the idea of shelter built in their midst, but some find the reality to be harmless. ..Read More
Blueprint Now in Place, de Blasio Builds a Homeless Policy Posted on March 2, 2015 by Jarrett Murphy in City & State Mayor’s initiatives win praise, but have yet to stem tide of homelessness. ..Read More
NY mental health advocates say more housing is needed Posted on February 26, 2015 by Michael Virtanen in Daily Gazette Advocates say there’s a need for 35,000 more state-supported housing units — 30,000 in New York City and 5,000 upstate — citing the record number of 60,000 homeless individuals in the city, many with psychiatric disabilities. ..Read More