http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/offering-housing-for-those-displaced-by-sandy en-US Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:19:02 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://brooklynian.com/forum/search.php http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/offering-housing-for-those-displaced-by-sandy#post-767556 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:22:23 +0000 whynot_31 767556@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>As of April 30th, the government will no longer pay to house people in hotels:</p> <p><a href="http://www.gothamgazette.com/index.php/housing/4230-families-displaced-by-superstorm-sandy-running-out-of-time" rel="nofollow">http://www.gothamgazette.com/index.php/housing/4230-families-displaced-by-superstorm-sandy-running-out-of-time</a></p> <p>Neeedless to say, the vast majority of the original "Sandy hotel population" has already obtained housing. </p> <p>Regarding the population that remains, unless they have been staying in the hotel until a May 1 lease kicks in, the group that remains is likely bound for the NYC shelter system.</p> <p><strong>...which just about ends this long winded thread on the prolonged effects of a natural disaster.</strong> </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/offering-housing-for-those-displaced-by-sandy#post-765817 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:45:44 +0000 whynot_31 765817@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>Bloomberg might not have meant to setting up a classic fight, but he has.</p> <p>Side one: These people are poor because the city's prosperity has not benefited everyone.</p> <p>Side two: These people are poor because they are from somewhere else. "Our" people are better than ever.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/18/nyregion/new-york-as-safety-net-for-out-of-town-homeless.html?ref=nyregion&amp;_r=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/18/nyregion/new-york-as-safety-net-for-out-of-town-homeless.html?ref=nyregion&amp;_r=0</a> </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/offering-housing-for-those-displaced-by-sandy#post-765449 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:37:35 +0000 whynot_31 765449@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>It is tempting to blame the surge in homeless in shelters on Sandy. One must also factor in the increasing rents in NYC.</p> <p>Likewise, The census in shelters is one thing, but The impact on the city budget is also concerning. Here is a well written analysis: <a href="http://ibo.nyc.ny.us/cgi-park2/?p=323" rel="nofollow">http://ibo.nyc.ny.us/cgi-park2/?p=323</a> </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/offering-housing-for-those-displaced-by-sandy#post-765437 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:16:47 +0000 whynot_31 765437@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>Crains and the Daily News are reporting that the storm impacted people on the lower end of the income scale the most:</p> <p><a href="http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20130306/REAL_ESTATE/130309915" rel="nofollow">http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20130306/REAL_ESTATE/130309915</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/coney-island-brighton-beach-residents-asked-sandy-nabes-article-1.1281341#ixzz2MrKRweDy" rel="nofollow">http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/coney-island-brighton-beach-residents-asked-sandy-nabes-article-1.1281341#ixzz2MrKRweDy</a> </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/offering-housing-for-those-displaced-by-sandy#post-765332 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:37:59 +0000 whynot_31 765332@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>The WSJ is reporting the census in NYC shelters exceeded 50,000 people a night during January</p> <p><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578340731809639210.html?mod=WSJ_NY_LEFTTopStories" rel="nofollow">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578340731809639210.html?mod=WSJ_NY_LEFTTopStories</a> </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/offering-housing-for-those-displaced-by-sandy#post-764915 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:04:49 +0000 whynot_31 764915@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>As explained above, it is usually only the poorest and most needy who end up in NYC homeless shelters for an extended period of time.</p> <p>This makes me optimistic that owners of homes who were so close to foreclosure that Sandy actually pushed them into foreclosure, will avoid DHS shelters.</p> <p>However, I am not as confident that renters living in such homes will as lucky. </p> <p>This article discusses how Sandy has pushed many homeowners into foreclosure in nearby Canarsie: <a href="http://www.bkbureau.org/canarsie-braces-foreclosure-wave-after-sandy" rel="nofollow">http://www.bkbureau.org/canarsie-braces-foreclosure-wave-after-sandy</a> </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/offering-housing-for-those-displaced-by-sandy#post-764730 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:07:29 +0000 whynot_31 764730@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>The increase began pre-Sandy, due to the escalating rents at the lowest part of the market. </p> <p><img src="https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/419260_628292053853467_1510030416_n.jpg"></p> <p>The shelter population will take some time to reduce.... </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/offering-housing-for-those-displaced-by-sandy#post-764118 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:56:32 +0000 whynot_31 764118@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><p><cite>splunge <a href="http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/offering-housing-for-those-displaced-by-sandy#post-761310">said</a>:</cite><br /> Air BnB has a sectin of its website now dedicated to Sandy, partnership with the City. They've waived all fees to allow people to offer space and for searches/sign ups.</p> <p><a href="https://www.airbnb.com/sandy" rel="nofollow">https://www.airbnb.com/sandy</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Despite this nice gesture by Air BnB and this short lived NYC-Air BnB partnership, the city is pursuing fines against people who rent out their apartments as hotels: </p> <p><a href="http://www.wnyc.org/shows/newtechcity/blogs/new-tech-city-blog/2013/feb/05/nyc-tells-airbnb-hosts-dont-get-too-cosy/" rel="nofollow">http://www.wnyc.org/shows/newtechcity/blogs/new-tech-city-blog/2013/feb/05/nyc-tells-airbnb-hosts-dont-get-too-cosy/</a> </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/offering-housing-for-those-displaced-by-sandy#post-763847 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:33:46 +0000 whynot_31 763847@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>The poorest of the poor....</p> <p><blockquote>Thanks to a timely donation, emergency support is helping adult home residents with psychiatric disabilities in New York City who were displaced by Hurricane Sandy to cope through this crisis.</p> <p>CIAD, a New York City-based advocacy group for adult home residents, is using the funds to hire and train ex-residents to provide a range of service to their peers, including: </p> <p>· Identifying displaced homeless residents and assisting them to locate and transition to more independent supportive housing</p> <p>· Providing crisis support and counseling to displaced adult home residents</p> <p>· Helping to advocate for residents with staff in temporary shelters</p> <p>· Helping residents to apply for emergency FEMA benefits</p> <p>The funds were made possible through a contribution from Optum, the organization that manages New York City’s behavioral health Medicaid program, who enlisted the aid of the New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS) to develop the project.</blockquote> </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/offering-housing-for-those-displaced-by-sandy#post-762082 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:17:23 +0000 whynot_31 762082@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <blockquote><p><cite>whynot_31 <a href="http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/offering-housing-for-those-displaced-by-sandy#post-761303">said</a>:</cite><br /> The city knows that, given the circumstances, the judges and media will side with the city.</p> </blockquote> <p>This belief is so strong and their present need is so great, that DHS is willing to open shelters that test the limits of existing laws and regulations: </p> <p><a href="http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/restraining-order-intrigue-clouds-fate-carroll-gardens-homeless-shelter" rel="nofollow">http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/restraining-order-intrigue-clouds-fate-carroll-gardens-homeless-shelter</a></p> <p>Once the crisis is over, DHS will again abide by a more conservative interpetation. </p> <p>Until then, "We are doing what we need to do, and what needs to be done. Get the hell out of our way". </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/offering-housing-for-those-displaced-by-sandy#post-762052 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:14:42 +0000 whynot_31 762052@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>Dec 5, 2012:</p> <p><blockquote><cite>Curbed&nbsp;&raquo;&nbsp;</cite>Starting this week, 2,500 vacant apartments throughout the five boroughs will be made available to displaced victims of Hurricane Sandy through the listing website Urban Edge. The city has been working with landlords and housing authorities for a month on the program in order to alleviate overcrowded shelters and move families out of hotels. The Journal reports that units will be available on a first come, first served basis, and tenants can lease directly from landlords or fill out an application for the city to place them. More units will be available in the coming months, as some landlords have indicated that buildings currently being renovated will be added to the program.</p> <p>The legality of short term leases was a concern, but many landlords said they will offer the required 12 month lease but let victims break the lease with no penalties. Others will be working with housing group Common Ground, which will lease the units directly, then sublease them to tenants for shorter terms. The program will help storm victims, but it will worsen the housing shortage—the vacancy rate is only 3 percent—faced by the entire city.</blockquote></p> <p><a href="http://ny.curbed.com/" rel="nofollow">http://ny.curbed.com/</a> </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/offering-housing-for-those-displaced-by-sandy#post-761913 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:43:28 +0000 whynot_31 761913@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>As alluded to above, the city is tasked not only with finding not only housing for those who have been displaced, but housing that meets the needs of the residents; Housing that is similar to the setting the displaced are from. </p> <p>For example, if the displaced person is on public assistance the city is going to place them in a shelter.</p> <p>Likewise, those in need of medical care and supervision are ending up in quickly created nursing/adult homes: </p> <p><a href="http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121128/brownsville/elderly-sandy-evacuees-find-temporary-home-empty-brookdale-hospital-wing" rel="nofollow">http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121128/brownsville/elderly-sandy-evacuees-find-temporary-home-empty-brookdale-hospital-wing</a> </p> <p>However, if the person is middle income, they may be placed in midtown hotel, so they can be close to their work. </p> <p>At present, the city has over estimated how many people would need hotels:</p> <p><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324705104578147693604669494.html?mod=WSJ_NY_MIDDLELEADNewsCollection" rel="nofollow">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324705104578147693604669494.html?mod=WSJ_NY_MIDDLELEADNewsCollection</a></p> <p>The city seems to have under estimated the resources middle income people have in terms of "friends with couches" and their ability to quickly find alternative housing. </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/offering-housing-for-those-displaced-by-sandy#post-761867 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:11:24 +0000 whynot_31 761867@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>The work to restore heat to non-NYCHA, large buildings continues:<br /> <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/AP51307a5faad8495eac0e4d010aa76c57.html?mod=WSJ_NY_LEFTAPHeadlines" rel="nofollow">http://online.wsj.com/article/AP51307a5faad8495eac0e4d010aa76c57.html?mod=WSJ_NY_LEFTAPHeadlines</a></p> <p>The city sets a goal of repairing 300 homes a day:</p> <p><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/AP5c8c82b614774886acde865b877fd952.html?mod=WSJ_NY_LEFTAPHeadlines" rel="nofollow">http://online.wsj.com/article/AP5c8c82b614774886acde865b877fd952.html?mod=WSJ_NY_LEFTAPHeadlines</a> </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/offering-housing-for-those-displaced-by-sandy#post-761779 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:17:30 +0000 whynot_31 761779@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>Preparing for future disasters that result in a housing crisis:</p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/23/nyregion/new-york-city-plans-disaster-housing-project.html?ref=nyregion&amp;_r=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/23/nyregion/new-york-city-plans-disaster-housing-project.html?ref=nyregion&amp;_r=0</a> </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/offering-housing-for-those-displaced-by-sandy#post-761752 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:30:09 +0000 whynot_31 761752@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>Two weeks later, the "only" people left in the city's evac centers and shelters are chronically poor people made homeless by the storm, and the population it was housing prior to the storm. </p> <p>Because the shelters are full, the city is resorting to low end motels. The population housed in shelters and evac centers is at a bursting point (47,000), just as the busiest season (winter) begins.... </p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/21/nyregion/storm-worsens-shortage-of-nyc-housing-for-homeless.html?pagewanted=1&amp;_r=0&amp;adxnnl=1&amp;adxnnlx=1353507664-oItLViJOYGFY" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/21/nyregion/storm-worsens-shortage-of-nyc-housing-for-homeless.html?pagewanted=1&amp;_r=0&amp;adxnnl=1&amp;adxnnlx=1353507664-oItLViJOYGFY</a> AFAPAzeNg </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/offering-housing-for-those-displaced-by-sandy#post-761704 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:19:24 +0000 whynot_31 761704@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>All of the NYCHA buildings now have power and heat: </p> <p><a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/html/news/nycha-hurricane-sandy-progress-report.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/html/news/nycha-hurricane-sandy-progress-report.shtml</a></p> <p>Very nicely done, NYCHA! </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/offering-housing-for-those-displaced-by-sandy#post-761481 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:21:05 +0000 whynot_31 761481@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>Are you a landlord with a vacant apartment?</p> <p>The city would like to hear from you: </p> <p> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/12/nyregion/us-seeks-pool-of-vacant-units-from-nyc-landlords.html?ref=nyregion" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/12/nyregion/us-seeks-pool-of-vacant-units-from-nyc-landlords.html?ref=nyregion</a></p> <p>Given the lack of supply, expect the cost of rentals in the lower end of the market to soar. </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/offering-housing-for-those-displaced-by-sandy#post-761447 Sat, 10 Nov 2012 23:37:10 +0000 BKChickie 761447@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>If you have extra room, get in touch with the OccupySandy people. </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/offering-housing-for-those-displaced-by-sandy#post-761421 Sat, 10 Nov 2012 11:30:46 +0000 whynot_31 761421@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>In light of the dire, immediate need, the city is considering using a former prison on Staten Island:</p> <p><a href="http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/20053522/new-york-officials-reportedly-consider-closed-prison-for-displaced-sandy-victims" rel="nofollow">http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/20053522/new-york-officials-reportedly-consider-closed-prison-for-displaced-sandy-victims</a> </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/offering-housing-for-those-displaced-by-sandy#post-761398 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:22:42 +0000 armchair_warrior 761398@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>Do not invite strangers in NYC. you could do it almost in any of the 50 states but not NYC. It is called Moscow on the Hudson for a reason!!! </p>