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Adult migrants without children seeking to extend their shelter stays will now need to prove they meet one of several “extenuating circumstances” to qualify for a bed beyond initial 30-…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Housing and Homelessness

City Advises Migrants to Sleep in Chairs at Overnight ‘Drop-In Centers’

The mayor’s office said sleeping on the floor could be a fire hazard. But the rules appear to be sowing confusion, at least at one overnight site in Brooklyn, where…

ByDaniel Parra 2Comments

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Feb 2024

Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

‘Options Open’: Council Paves Way to Enforce Voucher Bills in Court

The New York City Council cleared Speaker Adrienne Adams to take legal action on its behalf Thursday, but the leader declined to say how, or when, she might act to…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Housing and Homelessness Immigration In Depth

In City’s Tent Shelter for Immigrants, Illness and Aging Pose Challenges

“It looks like a coughing choir in that tent,” said Luis Zambrano, 62, who came down with pneumonia this winter while staying at the shelter complex on Randall’s Island, where…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Dec 2023

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Tracking NYC’s Record-High Homeless Shelter Population

With additional city agencies now providing more emergency lodging than ever before in a system that officials say is at a breaking point, monitoring the total number of people in…

ByPatrick Spauster

ByAdrian Nesta

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Housing and Homelessness Justice

NYC Mayor’s Latest Bid to Suspend Adult Shelter Rights Cools in Court

“The parties have agreed that for now there should not be a war of legal papers,” New York State Supreme Court Judge Gerald Lebovits said Thursday. “That for now, the…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jul 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Politics

Mayor Adams Puts 60-Day Limit on Shelter Stays for Adult Migrants

In the coming days, the city will start notifying asylum seekers staying in its Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers of the new time limit, starting with single adults who’ve…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Dec 2020

Housing and Homelessness

Number of Single Adults in City’s Homeless Shelters Hits Record High

According to data from the Coalition for the Homeless unveiled Wednesday, there were an estimated 21,210 single homeless men and women in the city’s homeless system in October, a record…

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

City Starts Assessing ‘Extenuating Circumstances’ for Migrants Seeking More Shelter Time

City Advises Migrants to Sleep in Chairs at Overnight ‘Drop-In Centers’

‘Options Open’: Council Paves Way to Enforce Voucher Bills in Court

In City’s Tent Shelter for Immigrants, Illness and Aging Pose Challenges

Tracking NYC’s Record-High Homeless Shelter Population

NYC Mayor’s Latest Bid to Suspend Adult Shelter Rights Cools in Court

Mayor Adams Puts 60-Day Limit on Shelter Stays for Adult Migrants

Number of Single Adults in City’s Homeless Shelters Hits Record High

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