Sentences with phrase «homeless say the state»

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«There are more than 150,000 homeless children in New York State, children whose learning is at great risk,» said UFT President Michael Mulgrew.

«Getting rid of cluster sites actually achieves two things — it gives places for families that are homeless to have services available to them, and it gives us back some of these affordable units that are so incredibly necessary,» said State Senator Gustavo Rivera.

Last month, before the dinner, a Cuomo spokeswoman said, «Yes, it's clear that the mayor can't manage the homeless crisis, and the state does intend to step in.»

State Sen. Joe Addabbo and State Sen. José Peralta said their constituents» anger was largely sparked by a lack of communication from the mayor's office and Department of Homeless Services.

Still, «the most pressing issue in our city of this generation is affordable housing,» James said; she stated that in her second term, she would work to address that problem, whether through making «preferential rent» permanent (rather than something a landlord can change or remove at whim), or creating more housing, rather than shelters, for homeless New Yorkers.

The governor's staff has said de Blasio can not manage the homeless issue and Cuomo is expected to unveil new initiatives to address homelessness in his Jan. 13 State of the State address.

But Peter Cook, executive director of the New York State Council of Churches says the fate of the homeless should not be linked to other issues.

On Thursday Governor Dannel Malloy said Connecticut has become the first state in the country to match all the people it has identified as chronically homeless with housing.

A new report by the Connecticut Coalition To End Homelessness says homelessness in the state is at an all - time low, with fewer than 4,000 homeless people in Connecticut since counts started in 2007.

«We support the intent of the Executive Order, but to forcibly remove all homeless individuals in freezing weather, as the Governor has ordered, will require him to pass state law,» de Blasio spokeswoman Karen Hinton said as Cuomo inked the order requiring people to go to shelters when temperatures are below 32 degrees.

Mayor Bloomberg said the city may need to build 70 new homeless shelters to make up for cuts to state aid.

Zuchlewski said homeless advocates need to lobby state legislators to get them to commit to a bigger plan before Election Day.

The governor also gave new powers to the state and New York City Comptrollers to audio homeless shelters, and says those that are dirty or poorly run will be closed.

He says he's in agreement that lawmakers should get a modest pay raise, but says he wants other items finished as well, including freeing up $ 1 billion more to help the homeless and the expansion of the state's hate crimes law, and the State Police authority to enforce state's hate crimes law, and the State Police authority to enforce State Police authority to enforce them.

Cuomo, answering questions after his remarks at the church, says the state will have a plan to potentially take over the management of the growing number of homeless people.

«As we sit here today the homeless problem is the worst it's ever been in the history of this city and this state, believe it or not,» Cuomo says in the video.

De Blasio accused Cuomo of «political posturing» for questioning the city's ability to manage the homeless crisis, saying it's the state that has come up short.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said an unusually acrimonious and public dispute between the city and state agencies that handle homeless services is only natural, given the state's role in overseeing the city.

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«Yes, it's clear that the Mayor can't manage the homeless crisis and the State does intend to step in with both management expertise and resources in a plan to be released in the State of the State,» Cuomo spokeswoman Dani Lever said in a statement Wednesday.

Because Mayor Bill de Blasio «can't manage the homeless crisis» in New York City, Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to «step in,» and will unveil a new plan to address homelessness during his state of the state address in early January, his office said Wednesday.

The mayor said Cuomo has gone after him many times — including when the state suddenly stepped up inspections and sought to cut off funding of city homeless shelters in May.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday he could no longer wait for the state of New York to hash out a deal to build new housing for the homeless and mentally ill.

Advocates for the homeless were urging the governor and legislative leaders to sign an agreement that would release millions of dollars in state funding for 20,000 supportive - housing units statewide, saying that with lawmakers headed home to campaign for re-election this fall, there was little chance that the deal would materialize after the session ended.

Beyond that, Milstein said the remainder of mortgage settlement money should go toward helping the homeless, including through a New York / New York IV program that would spend $ 183 million to fund 5,000 new supportive housing units across the state.

Paulette Soltani, an organizer for VOCAL - NY, said that with 80,000 homeless individuals currently in New York State, the need for the money is dire.

«Perhaps [Mark Viverito] should focus on taking care of the filthy conditions of New York City, the ever - expanding homeless population and lowering taxes, along with Mayor de Blasio, widely considered the worst mayor in the United States,» he said.

Queens state Sen. Leroy Comrie, whose district includes Creedmoor, said providing homeless people with housing there is not such a crazy idea.

But Reverend Peter Cook, executive director of the New York State Council of Churches, said the fate of the homeless should not be linked to other issues.

The issue has become yet another battleground between Mr. de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has said the mayor is not properly managing the homeless problem and has promised to step in, with details to come in his State of the State address early next year.

The chairman of the state Assembly Social Services Committee, Queens Democrat Andrew Hevesi, has begun quietly pushing a plan he says would reduce reliance on homeless shelters by creating a new rent subsidy to keep people in their homes.

UPDATED New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pursuing a resolution to an impasse with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio in the city's attempt to secure access to state funds to launch a new program to help the homeless move out of shelters, an aide to the governor said Wednesday.

«I'm incredibly grateful to Miley Cyrus for her support of our campaign to restore funding for homeless youth shelters in our state budget,» Hoylman said in a statement.

The governor also gave new powers to the state and New York City comptrollers to audio homeless shelters, and says those that are dirty or poorly run will be closed.

But he added that other issues must also be addressed, including a long - term state plan for supportive housing, an increase in rental assistance levels, and $ 200 million in homeless funds he says the city is still owed.

Mr. Stringer already has oversight powers, and the governor's office said the state already has the authority to shut down the city's homeless shelters if they deem them dangerous.

State officials said they heard from a security officer during a surprise inspection of the East 30th Street homeless shelter on Thursday that a resident was «hog - tied» and raped «a few weeks ago.»

Later in his State of the State address, Mr. Cuomo said he wanted to pay for 20,000 units of supportive housing, which provide homeless and mentally ill people services as well as shelter.

«Perhaps she should focus on taking care of the filthy conditions of New York City, the ever expanding homeless population and lowering taxes, along with Mayor de Blasio, widely considered the worst Mayor in the United States,» Mr. Trump said in a statement emailed to the Observer.

Cuomo pledged a child care tax credit, tuition - free public college for about 80 percent of New York households, more jobs through investment in the private sector and public - private partnership, support for the homeless and funding for affordable housing, all while New York will be vigilant, he said, protecting and promoting the state's progressive social bonafides.

Last November, a Cuomo spokeswoman said, «Yes, it's clear that the Mayor can't manage the homeless crisis and the State does intend to step in with both management expertise and resources.»

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ALBANY — A top state legislative leader says Mayor de Blasio's plan to build 90 homeless shelters across the city over five years is «a terrible idea.»

Mark - Viverito said she wants the state's Homeless Housing and Assistance program to pay for rental assistance for homeless people transitioning out of the shelterHomeless Housing and Assistance program to pay for rental assistance for homeless people transitioning out of the shelterhomeless people transitioning out of the shelter system.

Asked why the city and state seemed to have such a hard time agreeing on how to handle the homeless problem, Cuomo said that the situation was similar to how reporters sometimes fight with their editors, because they occupy separate roles.

He said the state began inspecting city homeless shelters «with a vigor we had never seen before» as «revenge for some perceived slight.»

Cuomo's office said his efforts to address the state's homeless problem are the most ambitious ever, including an affordable housing plan that has committed funding for 2,500 units, and remains on track to create 6,000 units over five years.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo hasn't followed through on pledges to stem the growing number of New Yorkers who are homeless, despite the billions the Democrat claims is being invested in affordable and supportive housing across the state, advocates said Monday.

Mr. Cuomo, the mayor said, had acted vindictively toward the city, citing cuts in state financing for public housing and what he called an abrupt ramp - up of state inspections of city homeless shelters «with a vigor we had never seen before.»

Previously, Cuomo spokeswoman said «it's clear that the mayor can't manage the homeless crisis and the state does intend to step in with both management expertise and resources.»