Category: CFTH Blog

New York City law explicitly prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of lawful source of income, including rental subsidies. But that hasn’t kept landlords from illegally turning away homeless families and individuals who are trying to move out of she ..Read More

Coalition for the Homeless Policy Director Giselle Routhier joined other advocates on the BRIC TV program BkLive this Wednesday to discuss the current state of homelessness and what further actions the City and State must take to turn the tide. Giselle pointed ..Read More

Today marks six months since Governor Cuomo’s State of the State address, in which he made an historic commitment to fund 20,000 units of desperately needed supportive housing over 15 years. The Governor announced on January 13th that the first 6,000 of thos ..Read More

The City has taken key steps to combat homelessness, but with the shelter census stubbornly hovering at near-record levels, it is clear that further action is needed. The de Blasio administration has refocused the City’s homelessness strategy on housing-base ..Read More

New York City’s stifling summer heat has officially arrived, with temperatures above 90 degrees expected this week. This hot weather can be dangerous for New Yorkers living on the streets or in shelters without air-conditioning. Take advantage of these resou ..Read More

The legislative session has ended, but the fight for supportive housing continues. On Tuesday, the Coalition joined homeless New Yorkers and other advocates from the Campaign 4 NY/NY Housing in a picket line outside The Plaza Hotel, where Governor Cuomo was ho ..Read More

On the most recent episode of the podcast Max & Murphy on Housing, Coalition for the Homeless President & CEO Mary Brosnahan and Deputy Executive Director for Policy Shelly Nortz discussed current homelessness policies and the need for further action b ..Read More

On Tuesday, Coalition staff and clients gathered in front of Governor Cuomo’s Manhattan office to urge him to keep his promise to homeless New Yorkers. The Coalition stood alongside other members of the Campaign 4 NY/NY Housing in calling on the Governor and ..Read More

Today, as the last day of the legislative session in Albany winds down, the Coalition’s President & CEO Mary Brosnahan wrote an op-ed asking if Governor Cuomo was ever serious about his commitment to supportive housing and solving homelessness: Now, with ..Read More