"I was homeless starting at age ten. I spent years sleeping on park benches, in the streets, and in shelters. I raised my son inside the family shelter system, learning to survive in a city that too often treats its most vulnerable people as problems to be warehoused rather than humans to be housed."
"Today I am a commissioner on the New York City Charter Revision Commission. Last year, my work on the previous Charter Revision Commission helped strengthen the city's ability to increase housing production."
"The project at 1727 Amsterdam Avenue, between 145th and 146th Streets, would bring approximately 200 permanently affordable, rent-stabilized apartments to a site currently owned by NYC Health + Hospitals."
"This is not another shelter. This is permanent housing for the people who need it most."
The author shares personal experiences of homelessness in West Harlem, emphasizing the need for permanent housing solutions. As a commissioner, efforts have been made to increase housing production, including the City of Yes for Housing initiative. The Hill Top Apartments project aims to provide 200 affordable, rent-stabilized apartments, with 120 supportive housing units. This initiative seeks to address the oversaturation of shelters in Harlem and offers a sustainable solution for those in need, ensuring tenants have leases and keys to their own homes.
Read at www.amny.com
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