New York is once again set to count the youths who live on its streets. But this advocate believes the way the count is done, and the policy context in which it’s occurring, make it certain to be way off mark.
Here’s a prediction that one might come to regret: There’s no way that 2017 could possibly be as soul-shattering as 2016 was.
Nearly 12 percent of the shelter population lives in hotel rooms. The arrangement is faulted for its cost and impact, but with 60,000 homeless, a ‘cluster-site’ program under fire and no shortage of NIMBY grandstanding against new shelters, it’s not likely to disappear.
‘Rather than demanding that the city site shelters anywhere but in their backyards, protesters should direct their passion toward urging our elected leaders to provide the only proven solution to homelessness: decent, affordable housing.’
Gov. Cuomo’s $20 billion housing plan remains undefined, 421-a is still dead and proposals to alter rent regulations or repeal a cap on building height look unlikely to move.
Organizations that work on homelessness generally applauded the mayor’s plan and the process behind it. But they are pushing the administration to make deeper policy changes in three key areas.
A look back at a week when we got to know what we didn’t know yet: about the state budget, East New York, homelessness, NYCHA and more.
Baby, it’s cold outside today. In some apartments, it will be cold inside, too, if landlords flout rules for providing heat to tenants.
The comptroller’s audit finds that too many DHS apartments are in poor shape and too few families who live there are getting the services they need. City Hall says it is working to address those issues.
A supportive housing advocate—who hopes to convince Gov. Cuomo to build more of it—says more attention must be paid to the differences between temporary homeless shelters and permanent supportive housing.
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