Coalition Testifies on Shelter Conditions Posted on December 18, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone On Monday, Coalition for the Homeless and The Legal Aid Society presented testimony before the New York City Council’s Committee on General Welfare regarding shelter conditions and several bills related to homeless services. New York City has a legal right t ..Read More
Faith Leaders and Housing Advocates Held Candlelight Vigil to Support Construction of More Housing for Homeless New Yorkers Posted on December 18, 2018 in Press Release Advocates Demand Mayor’s Housing New York 2.0 Plan Include 30,000 Units for Homeless Households, with 24,000 to be Created through New Construction Homelessness Crisis Still at Record Levels, with More Than 23,000 Children and All-Time Record 17,000 Single A ..Read More
Setting the Record Straight: Mayor de Blasio’s Housing Plan Can and Should Do More for the Homeless Posted on December 11, 2018 by Giselle Routhier in Gotham Gazette Mayor de Blasio has been under constant fire for offering homeless New Yorkers access to just 5 percent of the units created and preserved by his 12-year, 300,000-unit affordable housing plan, even as homelessness has reached a new all-time record high. He has ..Read More
ARTWALK NY Honors Marina Adams, Stanley Whitney, and Suzanne Siano Posted on November 30, 2018 On November 28, more than 750 friends and supporters of the Coalition for the Homeless filled Spring Studios in TriBeCa for the 24th annual ARTWALK NY charity auction and gala. The event raised roughly $850,000 to support the Coalition’s programs that help m ..Read More
How to Help Homeless New Yorkers During Cold Weather Posted on November 21, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone Thousands of homeless New Yorkers struggle to survive on the streets every night. As winter approaches, high winds, frigid temperatures, snow, and freezing rain can put them at risk of life-threatening illnesses like hypothermia and frostbite. The City declare ..Read More
Affordable Housing Developers Teaming with Low-Income Tenant Activists to Push for Rent Regulation Reforms Posted on November 13, 2018 by Kenneth Lovett in New York Daily News ALBANY — A group representing affordable housing developers is teaming up with low-income tenant activists for the first time to push for rent regulation reforms. The New York State Association for Affordable Housing — along with groups that include the Le ..Read More
De Blasio Against Council Bill to Increase Affordable Housing for Homeless Posted on November 2, 2018 by Gloria Pazmino in PoliticoPro The woman behind a viral video showing her confronting Mayor Bill de Blasio, while he was in the middle of a workout, about the lack of housing for the homeless took her grievances to the radio on Friday. This time, Nathylin Flowers Adesegun, who goes by Flowe ..Read More
The House Our Future NY Campaign Responds to Mayor de Blasio’s Remarks on Brian Lehrer this Morning Posted on November 2, 2018 by House Our Future NY in Press Release “The Mayor’s testy response to a 72-year-old homeless woman advocating powerfully for herself and others like her shows our work is far from done. Even as the majority of City elected officials agree that setting aside 30,000 units of housing for the homel ..Read More
Council Weighs Mandating Developers to Create Housing for the Homeless Posted on November 1, 2018 by Sadef Ali Kully in CityLimits.org A month ago, Nathylin Flowers Adesegun questioned Mayor de Blasio inside a Prospect Park gym about doing more for homeless New Yorkers. Last week she stood outside the Gracie Mansion asking the same. And on Wednesday morning, Flowers made was on the steps at ..Read More
