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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Medium | February 26, 2021
OP-ED BLACK AND BROWN SUPPORTIVE HOUSING LEADERS IN NEW YORK CALL ON ELECTED LEADERS TO HEED THEIR ADVICE TO ENSURE EQUITABLE AND RACIALLY SENSITIVE VACCINATION ROLLOUT
“Addressing racial disparities in the distribution and access to the COVID-19 vaccine is pivotal in the fight to eliminate this virus. If systemic health and…
Queens Daily Eagle | February 10, 2021
Homeless New Yorkers, advocates renew push to increase voucher value
In theory, city-backed housing vouchers are supposed to help homeless families move out of shelters and into permanent housing. In practice, they’re worse than worthless,…
The 74 | December 20, 2020
New York City’s Homeless Students Top 100,000 Again, Advocates Say School Reopening Plan Leaves Them Behind
The number of homeless students in New York City has remained above 100,000 for the fifth year in a row, according to new data posted…
Brooklyn Paper | November 25, 2020
Park Slopers Organize Coat Drive for Neighborhood Homeless Shelter
Park Slopers welcomed residents of a recently-opened Women In Need homeless shelter on Fourth Avenue with a community coat drive, in an effort to ensure…
amNY | November 24, 2020
FeedNYC’s annual charity event delivers 5,000 meals to shelters
On Nov. 24, at Chelsea Piers—specifically Pier 60—40 volunteers braved the early hours of the frigid morning (in rotating shifts from 12 am to 11…
New York Daily News: | November 23, 2020
Op-Ed by Christine Quinn: Put housing first in the next COVID relief package
To avoid a true humanitarian and fiscal disaster, we must take bold, transformative action before the eviction moratorium expires on Jan. 1 to help keep…