"Fully funding Section 8 to establish a Universal Housing Voucher program will clear the way to reduce spending on everything from health care to food security, and set a course to end this housing crisis."
City Limits recently spoke with several families about what it was like to live at the Floyd Bennett Field shelter. All complained about the cold inside the tents, the remoteness, and inaccessibility.
Hundreds gathered in lower Manhattan Tuesday to rally in defense of New York City’s shelter rights, of growing concern among advocates as temperatures begin to drop.
Concerns ranged from the functionality of security cameras at developments to broken locks and entryway doors, as well as how elevator breakdowns impact tenants with mobility issues.
The cuts, including some scheduled for the next fiscal year that starts in July, include reductions for programs offering English-language classes and legal help for people at risk of deportation at a time when demand for those services is only increasing, providers say.