For Tasnim Huque, the past few months have been full of surprises. Her Muslim parents, who immigrated to New York City from India’s sprawling eastern city of Calcutta in the…
Last December, the Bloomberg administration settled a quarter-century-old lawsuit over the right to shelter. Now clients and advocates charge that the city isn’t holding up its end of the deal.
With shelter numbers at record highs and Mayor Bloomberg’s homeless strategy failing to meet its goals, city officials and advocates weigh in on how New York might respond.