Throughout May, Mayor de Blasio’s Public Engagement Unit has events planned citywide to help New Yorkers access resources and information from the Tenant Support Unit, Home Support Unit, and GetCoveredNYC. Follow @MayorsPEU on Twitter for more updates and details on events.
The Tenant Support Unit engages and provides assistance to New Yorkers who may be at risk of displacement or experiencing harassment in zip codes covered under the Human Resources Administration (HRA)’s Anti-Harassment Tenant Protection legal service funding. In addition, TSU proactively engages New Yorkers who may be eligible for the Department of Finance’s Rent Freeze benefits to assist them through the application process. Outreach specialists go door to door to inform tenants of their rights, identify any housing-related issues and connect them with a range of resources, such as anti-eviction legal assistance, to keep them in their homes. In addition, outreach specialists’ partner with elected officials and community groups to hold weekly office hours and attend local events.
The Home Support Unit partners with landlords and brokers to identify apartments for clients transitioning out of shelter with rental subsidies. HSU partners closely with the Human Resources Administration, the Department of Homeless Services (DHS), and community-based providers to match prospective tenants to apartments, coordinate viewings, and navigate landlords and brokers through the City’s leasing process. Specialists remain engaged with the landlord even after lease signing to ensure new tenants are supported and have access to resources that help them remain stably housed.
GetCoveredNYC is a city-wide initiative to enroll New Yorkers in health insurance and provide them with access to primary and preventive care at NYC Health and Hospitals. The initiative is a partnership between NYC Health and Hospitals, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Human Resources Administration and MetroPlus. The initiative includes a robust team of outreach specialists, who proactively go door to door and call uninsured New Yorkers to discuss their health insurance options, schedule them for free in-person enrollment assistance and case manage them through the enrollment process. In addition, the initiative runs a city-wide public information campaign to promote the importance of coverage and how New Yorkers can receive free in-person enrollment assistance, either in-person or over the phone by calling 311 or texting ‘CoveredNYC’ (‘SeguroNYC’ in Spanish) to 877877.
Here are the locales uptown:
GetCoveredNYC, May 15, 11:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene – Chelsea, 303 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10001
GetCoveredNYC, May 16, 23 & 30, 3:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
New York Public Library – Seward Park Branch, 192 East Broadway, New York, NY 10002
GetCoveredNYC, May 17, 24 & 31, 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, 506 Lenox Avenue, New York, NY 10037
Tenant Support Unit, May 17, 24 & 31, 10:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.
Office of Assembly Member De La Rosa, 210 Sherman Avenue, New York, NY 10034
Tenant Support Unit, May 30, 6:30 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.
Constituent Service Night: Council Member Rodriguez, 530 West 166th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10032
For more information on these programs and services in your area call 311 or visit www.nyc.gov
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