Domestic violence groups ask for more NYCHA apartments for the homeless
ERIN DURKIN
In a letter to Mayor de Blasio Tuesday, domestic violence groups joined the push to pressure the mayor to give more NYCHA apartments to homeless families.
We are extremely disappointed by NYCHAs current proposal to allocate only 750 public housing apartments each year to homeless families, the coalition of groups working with domestic violence victims wrote. This is less than the City allocated under previous mayors, despite the fact that the number of homeless families and children is far higher now than under previous administrations. The current proposal represents less than 15% of NYCHA vacancies.
Mayor Bloomberg abolished the practice of setting aside public housing for homeless families leaving shelters, saying they shouldnt get special treatment over tens of thousands of other families waiting for the same apartments.
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