STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It’s only a matter of time before Sandy Torres and her son are homeless again.
The landlord will soon knock on the door of their quiet New Springville apartment with papers ordering the 56-year-old Staten Island native and her son to vacate — now that it has been two months since the city stopped paying its share of the rent.
“He has no choice… Continue reading...
The New York City Independent Budget Office is raising concerns about the impact which an end to the Advantage rental assistance program is having on homeless families living in City shelters.
“February marks the first month that the city will not pay subsidies for families who signed leases under the Advantage rental assistance program,” the IBO noted in an IBO blog post. “While no new families… Continue reading...
The Advantage Program — a crucial rental subsidy for homeless families — is at risk. Governor Cuomo’s proposed Executive Budget withdraws all state and matching federal support for Advantage on April 1, 2011, and terminates the City of New York’s authority to continue the program. Without this resource, more than 15,000 households are at risk of eviction.Please call your State elected officials and ask them to support… Continue reading...
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