NYCHA Gets Much-Needed $300 Million in Aid Posted on March 15, 2010 by GISELLE ROUTHIER According to a NY Times article today, the New York City Housing Authority has secured $305 million in aid, mostly from the federal government. The money goes to 21 developments that previously had no funding allocated specifically to them. Up until now, the ..Read More
Record Cut During Homelessness Crisis Posted on March 10, 2010 by MARY BROSNAHAN New York City just posted a new record high for homelessness, but Governor David Paterson is looking to set his own record. He’s proposed the largest cut ever to homeless services by any governor in New York history. A staggering 39,200 people will bed d ..Read More
Highlights from the DHS Preliminary Budget Hearing Posted on March 9, 2010 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Yesterday’s preliminary budget hearing at City Hall highlighted some of the City’s proposed cuts to the Department of Homeless Services. Some of the main cuts include: • The closing of the largest Drop-in Center for street homeless men and women, ..Read More
The Bloomberg Administration: Always Changing the Message to Fit Their Needs Posted on March 5, 2010 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Five years ago, the Bloomberg Administration set an ambitious goal to significantly reduce homelessness in New York. Today, they have abandoned that goal, but instead of admitting failure, cite circumstances out of their control. According to Department of Hom ..Read More
Safety Net, Winter 2010: The Changing Face of Hunger Posted on March 4, 2010 by SARAH MURPHY In this edition of Safety Net, we feature the Coalition’s Grand Central Food Program, which provides up to 1,000 meals every night to homeless and hungry New Yorkers throughout Manhattan and the Bronx. In “A Night on the Route,” Sarah Murph ..Read More
State of the Homeless 2010: Devastation to homeless services if Governor Paterson has his way Posted on March 2, 2010 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Over the past year, New York City has seen the highest number of homeless men, women, and children since the City started keeping track 25 years ago–over 39,000 individuals in shelter each night. Yet amidst this crisis, Governor Paterson has issued a bud ..Read More
The City’s Missing 2,000 Homeless People Posted on February 25, 2010 by PATRICK MARKEE Currently there are more than 39,000 homeless men, women, and children sleeping each night in New York City municipal shelters, an all-time record. And during the past year the number of homeless families and single adults in shelters increased significantly ..Read More
Unhinged from Reality: Mayor Bloomberg Defends His Shelter Denial Plan Posted on February 23, 2010 by PATRICK MARKEE The premise behind Mayor Bloomberg’s shelter denial plan — which was fortunately blocked by a New York State Supreme Court ruling this week — has always been more than a little far-fetched and absurd. Since November, Bloomberg administratio ..Read More
Bloomberg’s Revised Housing Plan: Still Shortchanging the Homeless Posted on February 22, 2010 by PATRICK MARKEE Today Mayor Bloomberg announced revisions to his ten-year housing plan, but one thing wasn’t revised: The plan still shortchanges homeless New Yorkers. As the New York Times reported, the revised “New Housing Marketplace Plan” will seek t ..Read More