Media inquiries: Gabriela Sandoval Requena, gsrequena@newdestinyhousing.org, (646) 877.7676
New Destiny in the News
- NYN Media – April 29, 2024 “New York nonprofits have mixed reactions to Hochul’s $237 million state budget”
- New Destiny Housing – April 25, 2024 “New Destiny Statement on the State Budget”
- El Diario – April 24, 2024 “30 mil niños y más de 100 mil adultos duermen en refugios de Nueva York por crisis migratoria, desalojos y altos costos de vivienda,” incluye citas de Gabriela Sandoval Requena, Director of Policy & Communications
- Spectrum Noticias NY1 – April 19, 2024 “Cerca de 30 mil niños durmieron en albergues de la Ciudad cada mes de 2023: contralor” incluye citas de Gabriela Sandoval Requena, Director of Policy & Communications
- Gothamist – April 18, 2024 “30K children lived in NYC homeless shelters every month last year, data shows” includes quotes from Gabriela Sandoval Requena, Director of Policy & Communications
- April 15, 2024: Mayor Adams announced the launch of Project Home, a pilot program in partnership with New Destiny, as well as the implementation of two of New Destiny’s advocacy priorities:
- Office of the Mayor, “Mayor Adams Launches Pilot to Rapidly Connect Families Fleeing Domestic Violence With Permanent Housing”
- CBS News, “New program will help NYC domestic violence survivors find safe, permanent housing”
- NY1, “Pilot program to connect domestic violence survivors with permanent housing”
- Pix 11 & Yahoo, City will help place domestic violence survivors in ‘safe, permanent’ homes
- AM New York, NYC’s new ‘Project Home’ aims to provide domestic violence survivors with permanent housing more quickly
- News12 Bronx, “City announces Project Home program to combat domestic violence”
- BK Reader, City to Help Families Fleeing Domestic Violence Find Housing
- CityLand, City Launches Pilot Program to Help Domestic Violence Survivors Access Safe, Permanent Housing
- The Forum, City Launches Pilot Program to Connect Families Fleeing Domestic Violence with Permanent Housing
- Staten Island Live, New NYC program connects domestic violence survivors with permanent housing
- Spectrum Noticias NY1, Anuncian programa que ayudará a sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica encontrar vivienda
- Telemundo 47, NYC lanza programa para ayudar a sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica en refugios a encontrar un hogar
- El Diario, Lanzan programa para agilizar ubicación de familias víctima de violencia doméstica en viviendas permanentes
- Spectrum Noticias NY1 – April 11, 2024 “Piden se reformen leyes para hacer más fácil construir vivienda asequible,” incluye citas de Gabriela Sandoval Requena, Director of Policy & Communications
- City & State – April 9, 2024 “Opinion: Domestic violence survivors like me need housing support,” opinion from Stephanie Woodbine, New Destiny’s Survivor Voices Project member
- New Destiny Housing – April 2, 2024 “New Destiny Statement on New York City Council Preliminary Budget”
- New Destiny Housing – March 13, 2024 “New Destiny Statement on NYS Legislature’s One House Budgets”
- NY Daily News – March 3, 2024 “Get people homes and support to keep them there,” Letter to the Editor by Daniris Espinal, New Destiny’s Survivor Voices Project member
- Housing Access NY – February 27, 2024 “Senate, Assembly Housing Chairs Rally with Advocates in Capitol for Housing Access Voucher Program,” includes quotes from Gabriela Sandoval Requena, Director of Policy & Communications
- Office of the Mayor – January 18, 2024 “Mayor Adams Announces Record Number of Affordable Homes Created in 2023, Makes Urgent Case for Albany Action as Private Construction Slows,” includes includes quotes from Nicole Branca, Executive Director
- Jezebel – December 15, 2023 “Jonathan Majors’ Trial Has Been Jarring. Domestic Violence Experts Have Seen It All Before.,” includes quotes from Nicole Branca, Executive Director
- Pressroom, Governor Kathy Hochul – December 14, 2023 “Governor Hochul Announces More Than $55 Million Awarded to Create 266 Units of Supportive and Emergency Housing in the Bronx, Monroe, Montgomery, and Ulster Counties”
- Noticia NY – December 6, 2023 “Milagro en NY: Sobreviviente Indocumentada de Violencia Doméstica Encuentra Refugio en New Destiny Housing,” incluye citas de Gabriela Sandoval Requena, Director of Policy & Communications, y Consuelo Rodríguez, miembro de Voces de Cambio. Read the English translation here.
- People – December 5, 2023 “Jonathan Majors’ Accuser Grace Jabbari Testifies About His ‘Rage’ as She Takes the Stand at Assault Trial,” includes quotes from Nicole Branca, Executive Director
- Episcopal News Service – November 30, 2023 “Trinity Church awards $14.3 million in grants, bringing total to $36.3 million so far this year”
- CityLimits – November 17, 2023 “Opinion: A Simple State Budget Fix Could Save Supportive Housing,” opinion from Nicole Branca, Executive Director
- CityLimits – November 17,2023 “Full Package of Rental Voucher Laws Not on Mayor’s Agenda, Despite Veto Override,” includes quote from Gabriela Sandoval Requena, Director of Policy & Communications
- NYN Media – October 30, 2023 “Nonprofit ED warns city budget cuts threaten services for domestic violence survivors,” incudes quotes from Nicole Branca, Executive Director
- NY1 Pura Política – October 27, 2023 “Octubre: Mes de la Concientización sobre la Violencia Doméstica” Victor Julio César García habla con nuestra Director of Policy and Communications, Gabriela Sandoval Requena
- Gothamist – October 26, 2023 “NYC offering housing grants for domestic violence survivors—but advocates say program is underfunded,” includes quotes from New Destiny’s Survivor Voices Project member, Daniris Espinal
- City Limits – October 13, 2023 “Opinion: New York Must Do More to House Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence,” opinion from Gabriela Sandoval Requena, Director of Policy & Communications
- Fox 5 News – September 29, 2023 “NYC expands housing vouchers to beyond city limits,” includes quotes from Gabriela Sandoval Requena, Director of Policy & Communications
- City Limits – July 24, 2023 “As Homeless Population Booms, NYC Steps Closer to an Accurate Shelter Census,” includes quotes from Gabriela Sandoval Requena, Director of Policy & Communications
- City Limits – June 7, 2023 “The Job That ‘Almost Was’: Advocates on the Loss of NYC’s Chief Housing Officer,” includes quotes from Nicole Branca, Executive Director
- Bronx Times – May 4, 2023 “CB4 committee votes yes on new Morrisania apartment that would serve domestic violence survivors”
- Telemundo – April 24, 2023 “NYC Housing Affordability Crisis: Rosarina Breton with Gabriela Sandoval Requena”
- Gothamist – April 10, 2023 “Record number of young adults move out of NYC’s homeless shelters,” includes quotes from Nicole Branca, Executive Director
- CBS – February 27, 2023 “CBS2 gets exclusive access to NYC Family Justice Center, Queens,” includes testimony from Lannie Smith, Housing Coordinator and a HousingLink participant.
- Gotham Gazette – February 1, 2023 “With Critical Supportive Housing for Domestic Violence Victims at Risk, We Need Governor Hochul to Step Up” opinion from Nicole Branca, Executive Director
- City Limits – Oct. 28, 2022 “Council Directs NYC to Establish Micro-Grant Program for DV Survivors,” includes quotes from Nicole Branca, Executive Director
- New York YIMBY – September 24, 2022 “The Kira Affordable Housing Project Debuts at 153-19 Jamaica Avenue in Jamaica, Queens”
- City Limits – July 14, 2022 “After Slow Start, NYC Issues Thousands of Federal Housing Vouchers,” includes quotes from Nicole Branca, Executive Director
- City Limits – June 21, 2022 “Council Bill Could Force NYC to Report Actual Homeless Shelter Census—Eventually,” includes quotes from Gabriela Sandoval Requena, Senior Policy Analyst
- City Limits – May 31, 2022 “NYC Must Prioritize Housing Our Most Vulnerable Families,” opinion by Nicole Branca and Council Member Pierina Ana Sanchez
- New York YIMBY – April 4, 2022 “Raven Hall Completes Construction at 2006 Surf Avenue in Coney Island, Brooklyn”
- Urbanize New York – April 4, 2022 “$133M mixed-use project opens in Coney Island”
- NY Daily News – April 2, 2022 “Readers sound off on families facing homelessness, over-policing and investigating Trump”
- Pressroom, Governor Kathy Hochul – March 30, 2022 “Governor Hochul Announces Completion of $133 Million Mixed-Use Housing Development in Brooklyn”
- Brooklyn Paper – March 30, 2022 “Affordable Raven Hall apartments open up a block from Coney Island beach”
- News 12 – March 30, 2022 “Coney Island’s newly opened Raven Hall dedicates apartment units to domestic violence survivors, homeless”
- Times Union – March 28, 2022 Letter: “NYS Supportive Housing Program must be included in COLA increase” an opinion piece by Nicole Branca
- Gotham Gazette – February 1, 2022 “How New York City Can Make Supportive Housing Key to Ending Family Homelessness,” an opinion piece by Nicole Branca
- Univision Nueva York (Ch. 41) – January 6, 2022 Victor Javier Solano de Univision New York habla con nuestra Sr. Policy Analyst Gabriela I. Sandoval Requena sobre el plan de vivienda propuesto por la Gobernadora Hochul. (Victor Javier Solano from Univision New York speaks with our Senior Policy Analyst Gabriela I. Sandoval Requena about the housing plan proposed by Governor Hochul. Video in Spanish)
- Pressroom, Governor Kathy Hochul – December 10, 2021 “Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Combat Homelessness and Expand Housing Affordability in New York City.” Includes a quote from Nicole Branca.
- BronxNet OPEN, December 8, 2021 (video) Host Daren Jaime sits down with the Executive Director of New Destiny Housing, Nicole Branca, to give insight on how the organization provides housing and services to victims of domestic violence and their families.
- City Limits – December 1, 2021 Nicole Branca is quoted in “Advocates’ Advice for Eric Adams? Better Coordination Between NYC’s Housing and Homelessness Agencies”
- Bronx Times – November 24, 2021 Hochul announces opening of $35M supportive housing development in Longwood
- news12 The Bronx – November 17, 2021 New complex ‘The Corden’ aims to decrease homelessness in Bronx community
- NYC HCR – November 17, 2021 Governor Hochul Announces Grand Opening of $35 Million Supportive Housing Development for Families in the Bronx
- MSN – November 17, 2021 PHOTOS: New $35M housing development opens in the Bronx
- City Limits – November 5, 2021 “Opinion: Why Housing is Key to Addressing the Public Health Crisis of Racism” by Nicole Branca
- Harlem World – October 29, 2021 “Sen. Kavanagh And AM Rosenthal Urge Governor To Sign State Family Homelessness And Eviction Prevention Supplement Bill.” Includes a quote from Nicole Branca.
- July 23, 2021: Press conference to announce bill for universal rental assistance features Congressman Ritchie Torres, New Destiny Housing, tenants and other housing advocates.
- News 12 (video in English): “Rep. Torres introduces bill to ensure universal rental assistance for struggling New Yorkers”
- NY 1 Noticias (article/video in Spanish): “Proponen ampliar programa en asistencia de alquiler ‘Sección 8′”
- Telemundo 47 (video in Spanish): “Promueven legislación para ayudar a desamparados y residentes pagar alquiler en NY”
- City Limits – May 5, 2021 “Opinion: NYC’s Next Mayor Must Seek ‘Transformative’ Solutions to Address Family Homelessness Crisis”
- HealthDay – January 27, 2021 “AHA News: HousingLink Gives Families Fleeing Domestic Violence a Second Chance” – includes quotes from HousingLink director Alyssa Keil and a program participant.
- Gotham Gazette – December 9, 2020 “We Must Take Steps Now to Help Domestic Violence Survivors,” an opinion piece by Nicole Branca and Council Member Stephen Levin.
- AMNY – October 30, 2020 Grant from the American Heart Association New York City for HousingLink.
- Westfair Online – October 29, 2020 New Destiny’s first affordable housing project outside of New York City receives financing through NYS IDA.
- Architectural Record – October, 2020 “Destiny’s Child: Alexander Gorlin brightens a once-notorious corner of the South Bronx with affordable apartments designed to provide more than shelter” – features The Jennings, and quotes New Destiny’s Joan Beck, director of housing and development.
- HIVE – Sept./Oct., 2020 Our building, The Jennings, has also been featured in HIVE, an online publication of the Design Leadership Network construction.
- New York Real Estate Journal – Aug. 18, 2020 “MAP tops off two projects: The Bedford and The Bryant” features Magnusson Architecture and Planning PC (MAP) and one of our Bronx buildings, currently under construction.
- Gothamist – May 14, 2020 “Reports Of Domestic Violence Have Declined During Coronavirus Lockdown. That Doesn’t Mean It’s Not Happening,” includes several quotes from Carol Corden, former Executive Director
- WNYC – May 14, 2020 An audio version of the article
- Vogue – May 2, 2020 “A Domestic Abuse Survivor Considers the Future From a New York Shelter,” includes several quotes from Carol Corden, former Executive Director
- N.Y. Post – Feb. 16, 2020 “A real housing fix,” letter to the editor by Carol Corden, former Executive Director
- NY Post – Feb 2, 2020 “Half of NYC’s homeless domestic-violence victims feel unsafe in shelters,” includes quotes from Carol Corden, former Executive Director
- Affordable Housing Finance – Jan. 16, 2020 Article on our 42-unit building in the Bronx – The Jennings.
- City Limits – Jan. 13, 2020 In this opinion piece, former Executive Director Carol Corden points out that while domestic violence is “often the root cause of homelessness for families,” funding and attention around family homelessness is all too often “dedicated to short-term fixes like shelter.”
- WTXL Tallahassee – Jan. 10, 2020 The Family Homelessness Coalition, which New Destiny helps to lead, was featured in a video on homelessness that ran on dozens of television stations nationwide.
- New York Daily News – Dec. 26, 2019 In this opinion article, Errol Louis recommends supporting the Family Homelessness Coalition’s solutions to addressing the needs of homeless families and children.
- RealEstateRama – Nov. 7, 2019 Ribbon Cutting Celebrating New Affordable Apartments in the Bronx for Low-Income Families and Domestic Violence Survivors.
- Brooklyn Daily Eagle – Oct. 28, 2019 Domestic violence still leading driver of city’s shelter population: report, with quotes from Carol Corden, former Executive Director.
- Architecture Magazine – Sept. 2019 Affordable housing in The Bronx, featuring The Bryant, our
62-unit building in development. - Caribbean Life – April 4, 2019 Fight against family homelessness continues
- Crain’s New York – January 3, 2019 Jamaica tower project lands $67M in loans
- The Bed Stuy Blog – June 13, 2018 Renovated Affordable Housing Opens on Bainbridge Street
- amnewyork – June 7, 2018 Affordable housing NYC: Bed-Stuy apartments get ‘long overdue’ $9.4M renovation [print‑friendly]
- Philanthropy New York – Jan. 31, 2018 Is the Help Helpful? Alternatives to Shelter for Families Headed by Domestic Violence Survivors
- Pew Charitable Trusts – Jan. 19, 2018 Homeless Will Now Be Asked: Are You Fleeing Domestic Violence?
- New Destiny Housing – Nov. 16, 2017 New Destiny awarded $125,000 through the TD Charitable Foundation’s Housing for Everyone grant competition
- New Destiny Housing – Oct. 30, 2017 Former Executive Director Carol Corden’s testimony to New York City Council’s Joint Hearing by Committee on General Welfare and the Committee on Women’s Issues
- m/Oppenheim – Oct. 12, 2017 Nonprofit Spotlight: New Destiny Housing Helping Families Rebuild From Times of Domestic Trauma
- Multi-Housing News – Sep. 4, 2017 New Destiny Breaks Ground on Affordable Bronx Community [print‑friendly]
- QNS.com – Aug. 24, 2017 Family homelessness Task Force report offers solutions to the city’s homelessness problem [print‑friendly]
- El Diario – July 20, 2017 New Destiny’s Director of HousingLink is featured in this article: Una psicóloga al servicio de las víctimas de violencia intrafamiliar. Click here for English translation
- Shelterforce – July 12, 2017 7 Policies to End Family Homelessness, authored by Carol Corden; Judi Kende, Vice President, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.; and Jennifer March, Executive Director, Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York
- Observer – June 21, 2017 One Homelessness Plan for One New York, authored by Carol Corden; Judi Kende, Vice President, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.; and and Jennifer March, Executive Director, Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York
- DNAinfo – June 20, 2017 Strengthen Rent Regulation Rules Amid Homeless Crisis, Task Force Urges (Article on report and recommendations by the Family Homelessness Task Force)
- New York YIMBY – Jan. 10, 2017 Permits Filed: Eight stories of supportive housing for the homeless at 902 Jennings Street, Crotona Park East
- Brooklyn Daily Eagle – Jan. 9, 2017 Gillibrand: Homeless domestic violence survivors shouldn’t be invisible, deserve more federal resources
- Newsday – Jan. 8, 2017 U.S. needs to assist ‘invisible’ homeless, Sen. Gillibrand says
- WNYC News – Jan. 8, 2016 Gillibrand Wants Trump Admin. to Count Homeless Domestic Violence Survivors
- New York Times – May 10, 2016 Homeless Families in New York City, Letter to the Editor by Carol Corden
- Huffington Post – March 2016 Survivors, advocates and experts, including Carol Corden, on how to reduce fatal domestic violence
- NYN Media – January 2016 Advocates comment on New York City’s policy changes regarding homeless victims of domestic violence
- Huffington Post – January 2016 One New York City nonprofit is trying to make it easier for domestic violence survivors to leave their partners