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Opinion: Budget Can Offer a Down Payment Towards a Caring and Compassionate New Deal for NYC
‘We can address poverty and public health concerns by providing people the housing, social services and care they actually need—and by divesting from policing and incarceration.’ The murder of George Floyd at the hands of police fueled a movement across the country to defund the police. His death focused public attention on municipal budgets, bloated police departments, and decades of divestment from Black and brown communities.
Where the homeless should go: No one should be on the street or in a congregate shelter with coronavirus raging
As New York pushes through the apex of the current coronavirus crisis, Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio still have not shown any real plan to house and protect New Yorkers who are homeless. We must make 30,000 vacant hotel rooms available to homeless New Yorkers, to protect people living in crowded congregate shelters and on the streets. We must act now to protect millions of others from continued community spread of the virus.
Mayor 64K: With a record homeless crisis, Bill de Blasio shouldn’t be off running for president
People walk past a man sleeping in a sleeping bag on Broadway at John Street in the Financial District. (Jefferson Siegel/New York Daily News) Mayor de Blasio keeps repeating the now-familiar slogan, “There’s plenty of money in the world. Plenty of money in this city. It’s just in the wrong hands.” No one knows better about what money in the wrong hands actually means, than homeless New Yorkers do. The mayor’s words are just hot air--adding insult to injury.
CityViews: De Blasio has no Comprehensive Plan to Rehouse the Homeless
Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeThe de Blasio administration has moved record numbers of shelter residents into permanent housing, but the shelter census remains near record levels and the mayor's plan to 'turn the tide' on homelessness does not foresee major reductions in the years ahead. The lie began in 2014, when Bill de Blasio campaigned for Mayor on the platform of ending the “tale of two cities.” He said he would end inequality in our City.
Opposing Shelters Won’t End the Housing Crisis
Council Member Crowley opposes a shelter in Maspeth (photo via Twitter) On Wednesday night I attended my community board meeting on a proposed homeless shelter in Maspeth, Queens. The city Commissioner of Social Services, Steve Banks, was there, along with hundreds of residents who are against the shelter. I was one of just a handful of homeless and housing rights advocates in the audience.
Opposing Shelters Won’t End the Housing Crisis
Council Member Crowley opposes a shelter in Maspeth (photo via Twitter) On Wednesday night I attended my community board meeting on a proposed homeless shelter in Maspeth, Queens. The city Commissioner of Social Services, Steve Banks, was there, along with hundreds of residents who are against the shelter. I was one of just a handful of homeless and housing rights advocates in the audience.
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