When COVID-19 hit, policymakers saw an opportunity: The city had interconnected affordable housing and homelessness crises; the city also had hundreds of empty hotels hemorrhaging cash. But a year after…
Housing and Homelessness
New York’s Legislative Session Ends, With Mixed Results on Housing. Here’s What Passed & What Didn’t
What exactly did state lawmakers do before starting their nearly seven-month break? Here’s a rundown.
As States Target Trans Kids, NY Lawmakers Vote to Let Homeless Teens Make Their Own Health Decisions
The legislation would amend existing public health law to empower children under age 18 who are classified as “runaway or homeless youth,” or RHY, to give consent for medical, dental,…