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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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Apr 2024

Immigrants, Advocates Await City’s Rollout of New Re-Sheltering Rules

As of March 31, City Hall has issued approximately 1,500 notices “to make alternate arrangement” to immigrants with 30-day shelter stays and to another 1,300 with 60-day notices, which are…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Mar 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Right to Shelter Settlement Enforces Unequal System, Critics Say

While defenders see the preservation of shelter rights in the long term, opponents are raising implementation concerns. They say the agreement enforces a recent trend of unequal treatment based on…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Mar 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice News

NYC Narrows Re-Sheltering Rights for Recently-Arrived Immigrants

The Coalition for the Homeless reached a settlement with the City of New York Friday, adding new emergency terms to the 1981 decree that paved the way for the city’s…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Dec 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

PHOTOS: Rally to Defend NYC’s Right to Shelter

Hundreds gathered in lower Manhattan Tuesday to rally in defense of New York City’s shelter rights, of growing concern among advocates as temperatures begin to drop.

ByEmma Whitford

ByAdi Talwar

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Adams Admin Not Backing Down From Fight to Limit Shelter Rights

It was not immediately clear how the Adams Administration will proceed in challenging New York City’s unique right to shelter. A formal request is due in state court next week.

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jul 2023

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Politics

Former Homeless Services Head to Oppose City in Right-to-Shelter Litigation

Steve Banks, who served as social services commissioner under former Mayor Bill de Blasio, is returning to a familiar posture—opposing City Hall in litigation over the city’s unique shelter rights…

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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Sep 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Justice

What Would NYC Look Like Without Right to Shelter? Bleak, Say the People Who’ve Needed It

The city’s ‘right to shelter’ provides a basic safety net not seen anywhere else in the country, allowing anyone who wants a shelter bed to get one (at least temporarily).…

ByDavid Brand 5Comments

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May 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: NYC’s Next Mayor Should Commit to Upholding the Right to Shelter

‘The right to shelter provides unshakeable protections for those who would otherwise have no choice but to sleep on the street. Threats to the right to shelter by New York…

ByTony Hannigan and Joe DeGenova 1Comment

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

Immigrants, Advocates Await City’s Rollout of New Re-Sheltering Rules

Right to Shelter Settlement Enforces Unequal System, Critics Say

NYC Narrows Re-Sheltering Rights for Recently-Arrived Immigrants

PHOTOS: Rally to Defend NYC’s Right to Shelter

Adams Admin Not Backing Down From Fight to Limit Shelter Rights

Former Homeless Services Head to Oppose City in Right-to-Shelter Litigation

What Would NYC Look Like Without Right to Shelter? Bleak, Say the People Who’ve Needed It

Opinion: NYC’s Next Mayor Should Commit to Upholding the Right to Shelter

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