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The number of COVID-positive New Yorkers staying in city shelters or connected with outreach workers more than doubled during the first two weeks of December. Advocates have urged the mayor…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Dec 2021

Housing and Homelessness Justice

‘He’s the Glue’—Friends Honor Slain Soccer Star Who Helped Build a Team of Homeless New Yorkers

Akeem Loney was most at home on a patch of turf in Allerton. Outside the neighborhood, the 32-year-old—who was stabbed to death while sleeping on the subway last month—helped grow…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

After Slow Start, Applications Roll In for NY’s Ida Relief Fund for Undocumented Workers

As of Dec. 13, 501 applications for the $27 million fund have been completed and signed by a caseworker, 145 have been approved, 66 have received the aid and 79…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

At Family Homelessness Forum, Moms Talk Housing Solutions for NYC’s Next Mayor

New York City’s incoming mayor will soon inherit a decades-long homelessness crisis insufficiently addressed, and at times worsened, by his past three predecessors. So what will Eric Adams do differently?

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

Hochul Taps Longtime NYC Homeless Advocate as Next OTDA Commissioner

The governor nominated Daniel Tietz to lead the state agency tasked with overseeing New York’s tapped-out rent relief fund and administering key social service programs amid an historic homelessness crisis.

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

Ending Family Homelessness in NYC: 12/15 Event

Tune into a virtual conversation Wednesday at 10 a.m., where New Yorkers will share their personal stories of navigating the homeless shelter system, and discuss how the city can better…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

Advocates Urge Gov. Hochul to Sign Rental Subsidy Increase for Lowest Income Families

The New York Legislature passed a bill in June to increase the value of the state’s FHEPS rental subsidy program to fair market rent—$2,026 for a two-bedroom in New York…

ByDavid Brand 9Comments

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Dec 2021

Housing and Homelessness

Five Years After Fatal Radiator Explosion, Bronx Tenants Continue Fight for Safer Housing

The tragedy galvanized residents of 710-720 Hunts Point Ave., where the incident took place, to demand safer conditions. A half decade later, they’re still fighting for fixes. “We’ll never forget…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Cutting CORE From Youth Homeless Shelters In Wake of CEO Self-Dealing Accusations

Since July 1, the city has paid CORE nearly $3 million to operate five shelters that provide two-year stays for young people experiencing homelessness. The troubled nonprofit operates 99 beds…

ByDavid Brand 10Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News Politics

Advocates’ Advice for Eric Adams? Better Coordination Between NYC’s Housing and Homelessness Agencies

“The solution to homelessness is housing,” one stakeholder said. “But the city agency charged with solving homelessness has no jurisdiction over housing, so we are setting them an impossible task.”

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

As COVID Surges Again in NYC Shelters, Advocates Renew Call for Hotel Rooms

‘He’s the Glue’—Friends Honor Slain Soccer Star Who Helped Build a Team of Homeless New Yorkers

After Slow Start, Applications Roll In for NY’s Ida Relief Fund for Undocumented Workers

At Family Homelessness Forum, Moms Talk Housing Solutions for NYC’s Next Mayor

Hochul Taps Longtime NYC Homeless Advocate as Next OTDA Commissioner

Ending Family Homelessness in NYC: 12/15 Event

Advocates Urge Gov. Hochul to Sign Rental Subsidy Increase for Lowest Income Families

Five Years After Fatal Radiator Explosion, Bronx Tenants Continue Fight for Safer Housing

NYC Cutting CORE From Youth Homeless Shelters In Wake of CEO Self-Dealing Accusations

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