A program designed to help curb homelessness in New York City has turned Newark, New Jersey, and surrounding area into a dumping ground for needy families, according to a new lawsuit.
The lawsuit contends New York's Special One-Time Assistance program, or SOTA, has"unlawfully coerced" people into leaving the city's shelters for dilapidated, rodent-invested housing in neighboring communities. While the program requires New York's Department of Homeless Services to conduct walk-throughs of apartments before placing people in them, the lawsuit contends that's rarely happened.
"New York has continued to send people despite us having several discussions about our problems with their program," Newark's corporation counsel, Kenyatta Stewart, told the Newark Star-Ledger."We need to get a judge involved so they can stop shipping people to Newark." "In the face of a regional housing crisis, the City of Newark has inexplicably taken a page from the Trump playbook, building a wall to single out and prevent families from seeking housing where they want to live," Cohen's statement reads."This is wrong, hypocritical, and amounts to nothing short of income-based discrimination. We will continue to fight to ensure that families have the right to seek stable and safe housing.
'New York's Special One-Time Assistance program, or SOTA, has 'unlawfully coerced' people into leaving the city's shelters for dilapidated, rodent-invested housing in neighboring communities.' This is how politicians handle problems with people less fortunate than them.
IN GOD WE TRUST
Until these Price Gouging Slumlords in NYC Have a Proper Taste of Rent Control, will the Prob of Housing B Addressed. U don't have 2 B a Friggin Genius 2 figure that out.
And both sides of the Hudson River are controlled by democrats. And have been for many years. Where is that in your headlines ABC ?
Mexico dumps into California
Duh
Dem vs Dem and they still find a way to indict Trump. 🤣
You mean the lord and savior progressive of nyc, wilhelm is a shitbag? No way....
Bonita mujer de pyn
There’s screwing over NJ and there’s telling NJ to go screw yourself.
Omg VoteDillingham
This is such a sick and disgusting “solution” developed by NYC . This “send them away” attitude will not solve homeless epidemic and is simply “looking the other way” and pawning the problem off on innocent and hardworking people and their communities. Try compassion
Yang2020!
What? Free stuff causes dependency on more free stuff? No way!
A local NC paper reported they were shopping homeless to NC.
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