David Howard King, Author at Shelterforce

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David Howard King is a reporter and editor based in Albany, NY. He covered state government and public policy for the Manhattan-based Gotham Gazette for 8 years.

Pandemic Leads to Early Prisoner Release, But Finding Housing for Them Remains Difficult

Health David Howard King - May 11, 2020

As the infection rate at jails in places like New York began to climb, officials started looking for criteria to use in determining which inmates could be released. Then they ran into a familiar but now heightened dilemma.

A group of people stand three feet apart, mouths open as if shouting, outside a building that looks like a court. In the foreground a young white man in sunglasses with political buttons on his jacket holds a sign reading "Shut down housing court until coronavirus is past." In the center, a Black woman with a neon yellow T-shirt and black jacket holds a sign reading "Defend your home versus exposure to the virus? No one should have to choose."

Massachusetts Affordable Housing Providers Lead With Voluntary Eviction Moratorium—But There’s More to Do

Community Development Field David Howard King - March 23, 2020

Boston didn't have the power to suspend evictions itself, so while advocates pushed the courts and the state legislature, affordable housing providers agreed to a voluntary eviction moratorium and the city encouraged other landlords to join.

An Island Where There Is a Standard

Arts and Culture David Howard King - February 11, 2013

Like so many of its counterparts across the country, Brick’s is more than just a barbershop in Albany, N.Y. It’s a haven in a troubled neighborhood.