“All of us have had several chances in life in different ways...it just so happens getting a second chance for housing is the hardest,” says Christina. Adrienne Adams Keith Powers Mayor Eric Adams NYCers need #FairChanceForHousing theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

"I’m able to pay the rent, I met all the criteria for the apartment...I did everything that I needed to do, and they denied me because of my criminal background,” says Roslyn. Adrienne Adams Keith Powers Mayor Eric Adams NYCers need #FairChanceForHousing theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

I guess one person's "miscommunication" is another person's "government corruption." 👀

Nowhere is the crisis of systemic racism more apparent than the intersection of mass incarceration and homelessness: Black people are 6x more likely to be incarcerated and 3x more likely to experience homelessness than white people. Adrienne Adams Keith Powers Mayor Eric Adams

It's a shame The City doesn't allow comments because this quote about why some guy modifies his cars is ripe: “Just to know you’re in a beefier man’s car,” he said. New York Rolling Out Noise Law, Listening Tech for Souped-Up Speedsters thecity.nyc/2022/2/24/2294… via THE CITY

The NYPD budget of $11B is more than twice the budget of the Ukrainian military, at $4.2B. What if NYC instead invested $11B in permanent, quality housing for those in need? That would be a better investment if our goal is community safety. gothamist.com/news/councilme… via @gothamist

A second death at Rikers this week and still Mayor Eric Adams and Adrienne Adams do nothing. Shameful. Another Rikers Island detainee dies, second in one week, jail officials say gothamist.com/news/another-r… via @gothamist

What works to solve a public health crisis? A public health response. Center young people & what we need to recover from the trauma of COVID: education, employment, housing, health care. Now is not the time to go backwards. #NoRollbacks to #RaisetheAge. bit.ly/RTA-works

“Gun violence is a poverty issue,” Senator Cordell Cleare on why Governor Kathy Hochul’s rollbacks to #RaisetheAgeNY will not solve the spike in gun violence. We demand community-based investments in our youth! #NoRollbacks bit.ly/3tHnTS1

Most NYers can't afford housing, so of course Governor Kathy Hochul is giving money away to her billionaire friends. #NewGovernorSamePolitics nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-edi…

New Yorkers don't have a governor, just #BuffaloSHILLS.

We're excited to share that our Executive Director, Juanita, has been named to City & State NY's Westchester Power 100 for the 3rd year! Juanita has been building power in Black & brown communities & enacting radical change w/ CVH for 13 years ✊🏿 cityandstateny.com/power-lists/20…

Once people have served their time, they should be able to access housing! When people are housed, we are all safer. It’s time for NYC to pass #FairChanceForHousing

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Who we are is often intertwined with what we do--but professional licenses aren't available to everyone equally. Learn more about the #PLANAct and sign on here: womenscja.org/ny_preliminary… Phara Souffrant Forrest NYS Senator Julia Salazar

“The mayor needs to stop trying to duck his responsibilities to the people in the city who are most in need,” said Dave Giffen of Coalition for the Homeless, one of several groups pressing the Adams administration to implement New York City Council laws to expand rental vouchers. bit.ly/44eSneQ

Over the past 2 years, the number of empty NYCHA apartments keeps going up, but the number of New Yorkers moving in from shelters keeps going down (despite record-high homelessness) Story by Karen Yi and me for Gothamist gothamist.com/news/fewest-sh…

“To see those numbers decline so precipitously is really concerning. Why are we continuing to pay for expensive shelter when there are empty units sitting here?” said Alison W., CFTH Director of Gov. Affairs.

The lack of clean public bathrooms in NYC is a public health crisis that impacts our most vulnerable neighbors. New York City Council can pass #FreeToPee and require NYC to make a plan for a public bathroom infrastructure!  New York City Council NYC Council Member Sandy Nurse Rita C. Joseph @CMGaleBrewer Council Member Shekar Krishnan