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 are right.
‘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.’
Advocates say the idea isn’t inherently problematic, but its case-by-case impact bears close monitoring.
A quick roundup of the housing stories you might have missed last week.
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.
Picture the Homeless, a homeless-led grassroots organization is raising money to keep the doors open.
Advocates want the de Blasio administration to boost the legal staff that goes after landlords who allegedly violate a 2008 law banning discrimination based on the type of legal income used to pay rent.
It was a busy week for news related to New York City housing. Here’s a roundup of what you might have missed.
‘In an attempt to tackle the affordability crisis, lawmakers are irrationally focusing not on the macro forces that are making the city so expensive, but on the individuals and companies that have improved the safety and quality of the city’s private rental units.’
It was a busy week for news related to New York City housing. Here’s a roundup of what you might have missed.
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