poverty

Projected $6.1 Billion State Budget Deficit Signals Crisis for Brooklyn’s Poor Families

affordable housing

Projected $6.1 Billion State Budget Deficit Signals Crisis for Brooklyn’s Poor Families

New HRA center in Bushwick. Irina Groushevaia/Bklyner.BROOKLYN — One out of every four Brooklynites lives in poverty and depends on SNAP [https://1giqgs400j4830k22r3m4wqg-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/Shadow-of-the-Shutdown_Food-Bank-For-New-York-CIty-Brief.pdf] (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program). Survival could soon become more difficult for

homelessness

Sampson Challenger Who Grew Up Homeless Says Mayor’s Homeless Initiative Doesn’t Go Far Enough

Sean Henry (Source: electseanhenry.com)Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new initiative earlier this month to dramatically shrink the number of families living in the city’s homeless shelters, but a challenger to embattled State Senator John Sampson, Sean Henry [/another-challenger-steps-in-to-take-state-senator-john-sampsons-seat/], who spent his early years homeless, said the