The New York Times | May 27, 2021
N.Y.C. Lawmakers Take Dramatic Step to Stem Homelessness
The City Council voted overwhelmingly to increase a housing subsidy in hopes of making thousands of apartments affordable to people who are homeless or facing eviction.
“Rarely can you do so many good things at once as we’re doing in this bill,” Win’s executive director, Christine Quinn, herself a former City Council speaker, said at a rally for the bill on Tuesday.
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Gotham Gazette | August 05, 2021
City Funding Inadequate For Human Service Workers To Meet Basic Needs, Report Says
According to a new report from Win (formerly Women In Need), the city’s largest shelter provider for families and children, pay among social service workers – a…
The New York Times | May 27, 2021
N.Y.C. Lawmakers Take Dramatic Step to Stem Homelessness
The City Council voted overwhelmingly to increase a housing subsidy in hopes of making thousands of apartments affordable to people who are homeless or facing…
Gotham Gazette | May 21, 2021
Democratic Mayoral Candidates Discuss Taking on Family Homelessness
Three of the front-runners for the Democratic nomination for mayor — civil rights attorney Maya Wiley, city government veteran Kathryn Garcia, and entrepreneur Andrew Yang…
New York Daily News | May 21, 2021
OP-ED by Christine Quinn: How we end family homelessness
Getting back to business as usual won’t cut it to address this crisis of systemic inequality. The next mayor needs to be bold. This is…
City and State New York | May 20, 2021
Christine Quinn’s on the other side of the table now
The former candidate weighs in on homeless policies in the New York City mayoral race.
Patch | May 14, 2021
19K Kids Sleep In NYC Shelters Each Night, Study Finds
Nearly 20,000 children go to sleep each night in a shelter — and New York City’s next mayor can help put a permanent roof over…