Author: Gabriela Sandoval Requena

The effort, kick-started by bill Intro 214 that is pending before the City Council, is poised to make New York City the first municipality in the country to provide free legal counsel to every person at risk of eviction who needs it. ..Read More

New Yorkers have been pouring into the city’s homeless shelters throughout 2014, bringing the number of homeless people to a new record high: 58,913. ..Read More

Several nights a week Juan De La Cruz travels the city to help feed New York’s homeless. ..Read More

Based on current trends, we may be only weeks away from reaching a homeless population of 60,000 in New York City. It would be a terrible way to ring in the New Year. ..Read More

Since the City and State entered into their first supportive housing agreement nearly 25 years ago, supportive housing – a combination of affordable housing with support services – has helped New Yorkers who face the most complex challenges live more s ..Read More

Of all the problems Mayor Bill de Blasio inherited, perhaps none is as deep, or as tragic, as New York City’s record and still-rising homeless population. ..Read More

Not every child will wake up on Dec. 25 to a mound of presents under the Christmas tree. Some won’t even wake up with a permanent roof over their head. ..Read More

Every day the British actor passed a homeless couple outside his New York apartment block, often stopping to spare some change. And then one day, they were gone. ..Read More

The City Council is calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio to provide supportive housing to New Yorkers dealing with disabilities and mental illnesses, and in turn tackle the problem of chronic homelessness in the city. ..Read More