How Do People Released From Prison Find Housing? Posted on March 20, 2023 by John J. Lennon in The New York Times Kevin Brooks hopes he won’t have to go to a homeless shelter. In 1999, Mr. Brooks and four others were convicted of murder, and he was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Read more… ..Read More
Op-Ed: Queens tenants need good cause protections Posted on March 17, 2023 by Catalina Cruz and Theo Oshiro in QNS Every New Yorker deserves a safe, affordable place to live. No tenant should be worried about whether their landlord will evict them next month or if their rent will increase to an unconscionable amount without notice. But that’s precisely the reality facing ..Read More
As COVID rates dip, NYC looks to move older homeless New Yorkers out of hotels and back to shelters Posted on March 16, 2023 by Chau Lam in Gothamist As New York City marks the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is rolling back protections put in place at the peak of the crisis to shield homeless people who are more vulnerable to serious complications from the virus. Read more… ..Read More
A fair chance for housing Posted on March 14, 2023 by Andrea Pineda-Salgado in Epicenter NYC For many formerly incarcerated New Yorkers, secure housing is the best way to gain some stability once they return to society, but it’s also the hardest to obtain. Many landlords and property owners often turn away those with criminal backgrounds. The Fair C ..Read More
Legal Aid calls for passage of Good Cause as Crown Heights man faces eviction from home of 15 years Posted on March 14, 2023 by Adam Daly in Brooklyn Paper A Crown Heights man facing eviction from his home of 15 years has no legal protection as a tenant in an unregulated building, and his lawyers with the Legal Aid Society said his was the latest example of the need for Good Cause legislation to bolster renter pr ..Read More
It’s Equal Pay Day. The gender pay gap has hardly budged in 20 years. What gives? Posted on March 14, 2023 by Stacey Vanek Smith in NPR Tuesday is Equal Pay Day: March 14th represents how far into the year women have had to work to catch up to what their male colleagues earned the previous year. Read more… ..Read More
History says NYC mayor’s mental health plan is deeply flawed Posted on March 13, 2023 by Jeremy Peschard in The Washington Post Involuntarily committing people with serious mental illness, however well intended, has long served to remove them from society instead of providing treatment. Read more… ..Read More
Why Poverty Persists in America Posted on March 9, 2023 by Matthew Desmond in The New York Times In the past 50 years, scientists have mapped the entire human genome and eradicated smallpox. Here in the United States, infant-mortality rates and deaths from heart disease have fallen by roughly 70 percent, and the average American has gained almost a decade ..Read More
New Yorkers in NYC’s poorest neighborhoods face higher housing discrimination, analysis finds Posted on March 8, 2023 by David Brand in Gothamist New Yorkers living in some of the city’s poorest neighborhoods are more likely to face discrimination if they’re receiving assistance to pay for rent, according to a new analysis by a pair of nonprofits. Read more… ..Read More
