CityViews: State Must Equip the City to Truly Combat the Homeless Crisis Posted on January 28, 2019 by Eric Adams in CityLimits.org Across the five boroughs, homelessness has become too commonplace. Many of its victims are living on the streets, sleeping in parks, and escaping these cold winter months underground in the subways. An all-time record 63,500 New Yorkers sleep in shelters every ..Read More
Veto-Proof Majority of City Council Members Support Bill to Create More Housing for Homeless New Yorkers Posted on January 28, 2019 by Giselle Routhier Last Tuesday, an important City Council bill reached the critical veto-proof milestone of 34 cosponsors. Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr. initially sponsored Intro. 1211 just a few months ago: It would require developers who receive City financial assista ..Read More
Hevesi Urges Cuomo to Fund ‘Home Stability Support’ to Curb Homelessness Posted on January 22, 2019 by Mark Hallum in TimesLedger State Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi is calling for the executive budget to include a critical program he claims will stop the growth of homelessness in its tracks in a recent letter Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Home Stability Support is not just aimed at saving individuals ..Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Shady Real Estate Clan at Center of New York City’s Plan to Convert Homeless Apartments Into Affordable Housing Posted on January 20, 2019 by Michael Gartland in New York Daily News The city’s plan to convert nearly 500 “cluster site” homeless apartments into affordable housing hinges on acquiring 17 buildings controlled by the notorious Podolsky family, known for years as one of the city’s worst landlords, the Daily News has lear ..Read More
Shutdown’s Pain Cuts Deep for the Homeless and Other Vulnerable Americans Posted on January 21, 2019 by Glenn Thrush in The New York Times WASHINGTON — Ramona Wormley-Mitsis got welcome news in December: After years of waiting, the federal government had approved a subsidy that allowed her to rent a three-bedroom house, bracketed by a white picket fence to keep her two autistic sons from boltin ..Read More
As De Blasio Touts Affordable Housing Milestone, Critics Says He’s Failing The Poorest New Yorkers Posted on January 17, 2019 by Elizabeth Kim in Gothamist In what is becoming an annual victory lap, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday once again congratulated his administration for breaking another record for affordable housing: a total of 34,160 affordable homes financed by the city in 2018. The milestone failed t ..Read More
De Blasio Resists Calls for More Homeless Housing as Council Proposal Moves Forward Posted on January 14, 2019 by Janaki Chadha in PoliticoPro As Mayor Bill de Blasio continues to defend his housing plan against critics who say it leaves out the city’s most vulnerable populations, the City Council is taking up a bill that would force a dramatic increase in housing built for the homeless. A bill ..Read More
House Our Future NY Campaign Statement in Response to Mayor de Blasio’s State of the City Address Posted on January 10, 2019 in Press Release Homelessness Crisis Still at Record Levels, with More Than 23,000 Children and All-Time Record 17,000 Single Adults Sleeping in Shelters Each Night NEW YORK, NY – The following statement is in response to Mayor de Blasio State of the City address today, wher ..Read More
Thank You For Another Successful Holiday Toy Drive! Posted on December 26, 2018 Thank you to everyone who supported this year’s Holiday Toy Drive. With your help, we distributed nearly 10,000 action figures, books, games, basketballs, dolls and more for homeless girls and boys in New York City. Last week, more than 120 kids from city sh ..Read More
