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‘Often, hearings on proposed rules are dry and the rooms fairly empty. But Wednesday’s hearing had dozens of individuals ready to testify – most of them individuals who had intimate…

ByHelen Strom

ByBrenda Riley 1Comment

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Sep 2019

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

City’s Housing Data Drop: Longer Shelter Stays. More Permanent Housing. NYCHA Rent Collection Lags.

The 2019 Mayor’s Management Report was full of interesting and esoteric statistics from the city’s various agencies.

ByHarry DiPrinzio 1Comment

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Sep 2019

Housing and Homelessness Podcasts

Top De Blasio Official: ‘We’ve Been Able to Break the Trajectory of Homelessness’

‘For the first time in a decade, the DHS shelter census is flat and actually trending downward,’ Steven Banks, the commissioner of the Department of Social Services, told the Max…

ByJarrett Murphy 7Comments

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Sep 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Council Could Try to Force City to Boost Value of Homeless Vouchers

CityFHEPS, the city’s voucher system has moved many homeless people into housing. But more linger in shelters because the voucher won’t pay enough to cover the rent.

ByHarry DiPrinzio 3Comments

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Sep 2019

Housing and Homelessness

The Shelter Wars: City’s Need for Beds Meets Opposition in Several Neighborhoods

Overblown neighborhood fears create a political environment in which local leaders face risks for supporting a sensible shelter policy. In the middle, but rarely heard amid the uproar, are everyday…

ByAhmed Jallow 7Comments

09

Sep 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Success of Mayor’s Housing Plan Proves We Can Do More for Homeless NYers

Mayor de Blasio recently announced producing record numbers of units for homeless New Yorkers as part of his affordable housing plan. But critics say it is still not enough. Both…

ByTed Houghton

ByBrendan Cheney 0Comments

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Sep 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Listening to What NYC’s Homeless Students Have to Tell Us

‘Let’s make the first day of school, truly a day of promise and possibility for all our city’s students, especially the homeless. They can’t wait, and neither should we.’

BySteve Goodman 3Comments

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Aug 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Mixed Feelings About Mandatory Savings for NYC Homeless

Advocates say the idea isn’t inherently problematic, but its case-by-case impact bears close monitoring.

BySadef Ali Kully 7Comments

12

Aug 2019

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Housing Update: The Links Between Climate Change and Homelessness

A quick roundup of the housing stories you might have missed last week.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jul 2019

Housing and Homelessness News Uncategorized

In Bushwick, (and the City) Families are the Majority of the Homeless

Families and homeless students makeup the majority of homeless people living in Bushwick. 1,039 of the neighborhood’s 1,462 shelter residents (71 percent) lived in family shelters in April.

ByHarry DiPrinzio 0Comments

Opinion: Why We Disrupted a Public Hearing About the Homeless

City’s Housing Data Drop: Longer Shelter Stays. More Permanent Housing. NYCHA Rent Collection Lags.

Top De Blasio Official: ‘We’ve Been Able to Break the Trajectory of Homelessness’

Council Could Try to Force City to Boost Value of Homeless Vouchers

The Shelter Wars: City’s Need for Beds Meets Opposition in Several Neighborhoods

Opinion: Success of Mayor’s Housing Plan Proves We Can Do More for Homeless NYers

Opinion: Listening to What NYC’s Homeless Students Have to Tell Us

Mixed Feelings About Mandatory Savings for NYC Homeless

Housing Update: The Links Between Climate Change and Homelessness

In Bushwick, (and the City) Families are the Majority of the Homeless

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