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Giselle Routhier, policy director at the Coalition for the Homeless, talks about the latest shelter numbers, the highlights and low points of Mayor de Blasio’s record on homelessness and the…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Jan 2018

NYC’s Homeless Pre-K Kids with Special Needs Face Steep Barriers to Getting Help

Only 35 of the more than 6,550 homeless students enrolled in pre-K were in special education – a share that falls well short of citywide averages.

ByPatrick Donachie 3Comments

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Jan 2018

Housing and Homelessness

The Real Life Give-and-Take of NYC’s Homeless Outreach Efforts

Gov. Cuomo and editorial writers often chide the city about doing more to get street homeless people into shelters. A few nights with one of New York’s street outreach teams…

ByJackson Chen 1Comment

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Dec 2017

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Where the Council Speaker Candidates Stand on Housing

Who is affordable housing for? Should NYCHA’s chairwoman resign? There are actual differences between the hopefuls’ experience and main priorities when it comes to housing policy.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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Nov 2017

Uncategorized

The Alliance for Positive Change Launches #PositiveHomes for the Holidays Campaign to Give New Yorkers a Fresh Start

The Alliance is asking for support to raise $5,000 to fund #PositiveHomes kits, and has launched a fundraising site on Crowdrise.

Byanatgersteininc 0Comments

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Oct 2017

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

De Blasio is Pressed to Use More Federal Tools Against Homelessness

The mayor unlocked a door between homeless shelters and public housing that his predecessor had closed. Some advocates want de Blasio to open it event wider.

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Oct 2017

Government Housing and Homelessness News Uncategorized

Q&A: Mayoral Hopeful Nicole Malliotakis on Housing Policy

We asked the Republican candidate for mayor for more detail on her approach to tackling the affordability crisis.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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Sep 2017

Uncategorized

Ask a Candidate: Quizzing de Blasio on Homelessness

‘This crisis didn’t happen overnight and it won’t be solved overnight.’

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Sep 2017

Housing and Homelessness News

Where the Mayoral Candidates Stand on Housing

Three years into Housing New York, is there a challenger with a better housing plan?

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Aug 2017

NYCHA Uncategorized

CityViews: An Urgent Need to Address Our City’s Human Dignity Crisis

“The staggering mismatch in wages and housing costs undeniably demonstrates that we face a human dignity crisis in our urban centers that stems not from the lack of individual self-motivation…

BySeher Khawaja 5Comments

Max & Murphy: Top Homeless Advocate on Shelter Numbers, De Blasio’s Agenda, Cuomo’s Record