More NYC Families Turned Away from Shelter Than Ever Posted on May 2, 2011 by Patrick Markee As the City unveils a sparkling new intake center for homeless families, alarming new data show that last year the Bloomberg administration turned away a record number of families at the shelter door. Today’s Wall Street Journal (subscription required) ..Read More
Beyond Belief Posted on April 29, 2011 by Patrick Markee In what has become an annual ritual, Bloomberg administration officials trumpeted the flawed results of their flawed street homelessness survey to claim that the number of unsheltered homeless people has declined — all the time ignoring indisputable City ..Read More
The ‘One in Three’ Solution Posted on April 28, 2011 by Giselle Routhier The Federal government has confirmed it: homelessness in New York City has reached record levels. As we reported in this year’s State of the Homeless, the number of men, women, and children experiencing homelessness has reached record levels. In fiscal ..Read More
Advantage Tenants – May Rent will be Paid! Posted on April 26, 2011 by Giselle Routhier Last month, Legal Aid won a court order requiring the City to pay the Advantage rent due in April for Advantage tenants. On April 21, 2011, that order was extended to May 2nd, and the City is therefore paying May rent for Advantage tenants. The order covers o ..Read More
New Federal Data Confirms Worsening New York Homelessness Posted on April 26, 2011 by PATRICK MARKEE The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released new data confirming that homelessness worsened significantly between 2009 and 2010 in New York City and throughout the rest of the state. Coalition for the Homeless released a briefing paper tod ..Read More
Not Just a River in Egypt Posted on April 15, 2011 by Patrick Markee Faced with evidence of record NYC homelessness, Bloomberg administration officials could acknowledge the problem and work on solutions. Or they could resort to denial and attacks on the messenger. Which do you think they’ve chosen? Coalition for the Home ..Read More
State of the Homeless 2011: The “One in Three” Plan to Reduce Record NYC Homelessness Posted on April 11, 2011 by Patrick Markee Coalition for the Homeless released its annual “State of the Homeless” report today, documenting how NYC homelessness reached all-time record levels during the past year – and outlining a plan to reduce the homeless population. The news relea ..Read More
Advantage Tenants – Your April Rent will be Paid! Posted on March 29, 2011 by Giselle Routhier ADVANTAGE TENANTS: The City has been ordered to pay April Advantage rents. On March 28, Legal Aid obtained an order in New York Supreme Court requiring the City to continue to pay Advantage rents for current Advantage tenants for the month of April pending a ..Read More
Tell Mayor Bloomberg: Don’t Play Politics with Homeless Children’s Lives Posted on March 22, 2011 by Patrick Markee Mary Brosnahan, Coalition for the Homeless’ Executive Director, sent the following message out today to Coalition supporters urging them to send a message to Mayor Bloomberg: Stop playing politics with the lives of homeless children and families. Dear Co ..Read More
