Queens, NY - Bill de Blasio and Council Member Julissa Ferreras were joined by representatives from the Queens Vantage Tenants Council and Make the Road NY to announce a proposed Slumlord Watch List to call attention to negligent landlords who continually violate city housing laws and maintain substandard housing for working New Yorkers. The Slumlord Watch List will also serve as an organizing tool to unite tenants around the city.
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Statement from Bill de Blasio Praising Governor Paterson's Increased Support for Needy Families
July 8th, 2009
"This month hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers living in poverty will receive a much needed boost in their welfare grants. For almost twenty years welfare grants have remained at a bare-bones level while prices and the cost of living have skyrocketed. I applaud Governor Paterson for having the courage to support New York City's low-income families who, now more than ever, need our help to stay on their feet."
City Council to Pass Quinn and de Blasio Resolution to End Policy of Charging Rent to Homeless
June 30th, 2009
NEW YORK – The New York City Council today is set to pass a resolution introduced by Speaker Christine Quinn and Councilmember Bill de Blasio in support of state legislation that would end the City’s policy of charging rent to homeless families. The resolution calls on the state legislature to pass legislation S. 5605-A/A.8353-D, introduced by Assemblyman Keith Wright and Senator Daniel Squadron.
De Blasio Calls on Mayor Bloomberg to Actively Support Ending Policy of Charging Rent to Homeless
May 26th, 2009
NEW YORK - Council Member and Chair of the General Welfare Committee Bill de Blasio called on Mayor Bloomberg to lobby to eliminate a state requirement that forces homeless families to pay rent for staying in shelter. The administration has yet to publicly support state legislation, introduced last week by Asssemblyman Keith Wright and Senator Daniel Squadron, which would permanently end this policy by modifying state law.
Letter from Council Member Bill de Blasio Regarding Collection of Income Contributions from Homeless New Yorkers
May 22nd, 2009
Council Member Bill de Blasio sent the following letter to Mayor Bloomberg and Department of Homeless Services Commissioner Robert Hess regarding the City's policy of collecting income contributions from homeless New Yorkers.
De Blasio Holds Hearing on City Practice of Sending Homeless to Unsafe and Illegal Housing
May 5th, 2009
NEW YORK - Councilmember Bill de Blasio today held a hearing to examine the Department of Homeless Services' (DHS's) practice of sending homeless New Yorkers into unsafe and illegal boarding houses that at times board up to fifty people in one family home. The hearing entitled, "Is there a Shadow Shelter System?" featured testimony from homeless adults who had been sent by DHS into these boarding houses and evidence showing that the City has subsidized these illegal facilities. De Blasio has introduced legislation prohibiting DHS from continuing this practice.
IBO Report Requested by de Blasio Shows Costly Employment Services Contracts Provide Few Permanent Jobs
April 29th, 2009
De Blasio Calls For Renewing Contracts with New Standards, Expanding Transitional Jobs Programs, and Increasing Access to Education and Training
Public Advocate Candidate Bill de Blasio Uses Traditional Fundraising Efforts to Help New Yorkers in Need
April 27th, 2009
With Charitable Donations Down Nationwide, De Blasio Campaign Turns Fundraisers Into Charity Drives to Benefit City Charities
NEW YORK - Public Advocate Candidate and City Councilmember Bill de Blasio today launched a series of fundraisers where donors, in addition to supporting the campaign, are directly contributing essential resources to fight homelessness, hunger and support undersupplied public schools. Supporting these issues during the economic crisis is a central piece of de Blasio's Public Advocate agenda.
City Council launches attack on state-enacted rent regulations
"It's downwright Colonial for New York City to not have a right to make its own decisions and for Albany to dictate to us," said Councilman Bill de Blasio (D-Brooklyn). "That has to end."
NYC to Receive $841 Million in Extra Food Stamps
DEBLASIO: In many other areas the mayor has been very good at getting people on food stamps. A number of his other policies have been very progressive in this area, so I don't know why the administration clings to this it doesn't make a lot of sense to me it never has but in this moment it makes much much less sense given the depth of the economic crisis.
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