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A City Hall spokeswoman, Maibe Ponet, said Tuesday that the coalitions report highlights the
need for additional housing resources for the homeless, a goal that the de Blasio administration
shares with the coalition.
She added, We look forward to working with the coalition on implementing comprehensive
policy solutions to lift up families and individuals facing crisis.
That cooperation is a stark contrast to the strained relationship between the group and the
Bloomberg administration. Early in Mr. Bloombergs first term, the coalition shared its annual
report with his administration. But then, that relationship deteriorated rather quickly, Ms.
Brosnahan said.
In 2005, the Bloomberg administration stopped providing homeless people with Section 8 rent
vouchers to become tenants in federally funded public housing. The city instead turned to shortterm rent subsidies, which Ms. Brosnahan said had largely failed, creating a cycle in which
recipients of those subsidies wind up homeless again each time they run out.
The coalition is pushing for more permanent housing solutions, including a five-year rent
subsidy. The coalition estimates that longer-term rent subsidies could cut the number of homeless
families with children by 66 percent within four years.
The report also recommends helping at least 5,000 households each year by establishing a
rental-assistance program funded by the city and state. And it recommends converting 3,000 lowincome and moderate-income apartments, now used as short-term shelters, into affordable housing.
Ms. Brosnahan said that the report offered several potent ways to make dramatic change
quickly.
What we dont need, she said, is a demonstration program and punting the ball to next year
at this time.