A Milestone – Topping Off The Bryant
Blog Post | Published July 2020 We are just days away from “topping off” The Bryant — our 62‑unit service-enriched affordable project under construction in the Bronx. Construction now turns to the interior including partitioning and framing out the apartments and installing kitchen and bathroom fixtures. Thirty-seven apartments at The Bryant will be set aside […]
Construction at The Bryant
Blog Post | Published July 2020 Construction at The Bryant, our 62-unit project currently under construction in the Bronx is making great progress. We’ve reached the 7th floor with one more floor to go. Inside they are framing the rooms, and installing bathtubs and door frames on some of the lower floors.
Reimagining Domestic Violence Services
Blog Post | Published June 2020 By Carol Corden, Executive Director Recently, Governor Cuomo released the final report of the COVID-19 Domestic Violence Task Force, comprised of 27 national experts in domestic violence. The report set out to reimagine a more survivor-centered and culturally competent world for domestic violence survivors seeking services. The Task Force […]
Join Us – Take Action
Blog Post | Published June 2020 By Carol Corden, Executive Director Since New Destiny’s launch, advocating for stable housing for low-income domestic violence survivors has been baked into our work. We recognized that homeless victims of domestic violence in New York City, disproportionately women of color, were a large but invisible segment of the homeless […]
America’s Two Pandemics
Blog Post | Published June 2020 This has been an incredibly difficult week for our city and country. The murder of George Floyd was wrenching to watch – and made worse by the fact that it is only the latest in a long line of black deaths at the hands of the police. We have […]
Update – How We are Making a Difference
Blog Post | Published April 2020 By Carol Corden, Executive Director As New Destiny adapts to the rapid changes resulting from COVID-19, I want to share how we are working to meet the needs of domestic violence survivors. We continue to monitor legislation and policies that impact low-income families and homeless domestic violence survivors and […]
How We are Helping During COVID-19
Blog Post | Published March 2020 By Carol Corden, Executive Director As the coronavirus spreads and most of our staff has moved to remote work, I wanted to share an update on the measures that New Destiny has implemented to maintain programming for the vulnerable individuals and families we serve. We are communicating through email, phone […]
FAQ on COVID-19 and NYC affordable housing
Blog Post | Published March 2020 By Gina Cappuccitti, Assistant Director, HousingLink We’ve put together some answers to questions you may have regarding how COVID-19/coronavirus may impact renting an affordable apartment and accessing documents. Is there guidance on getting documents for rental applications? If you rely on going in-person to get documents from financial institutions, […]
Annual PIT count: What it says about homelessness
Blog Post | Published January 2020 The recently released Point in Time (PIT) count from the U.S. Department of Housing and Preservation provides valuable information about who is homeless in the United States – information that shapes the conversation around resource allocation. The 2019 PIT count shows that homeless domestic violence survivors were again the […]
Statement on Governor Cuomo’s 2020 State of the State Address
Blog Post | Published January 2020 We applaud Governor Cuomo’s commitment to addressing the needs of domestic violence survivors and homeless individuals and families in his 2020 State of the State address. New Destiny has long advocated for the inclusion of households headed by domestic violence as a target population in both New York State […]