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The lawsuit targets new criteria around who qualifies for safe haven and stabilization shelters, saying it makes it harder for street homeless people to access those beds and discriminates against…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

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Jan 2025

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

What Does ‘Code Blue’ Mean for Homeless New Yorkers?

With frigid weather in the forecast this week, City Limits spoke to Department of Homeless Services Commissioner Molly Wasow Park about what Code Blue entails, and what it means for…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Oct 2024

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Labor

Homeless Shelter Execs Make Huge Salaries and Hire Family Members, DOI Report Finds

The Department of Homeless Services says it’s cut ties with three nonprofits cited in the report and were seeking corrective measures from at least two others.

ByGwynne Hogan for THE CITY 0Comments

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Oct 2024

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

City Must Keep Funding Mainchance Homeless Drop-In Center, Court Rules

A state judge ruled that the city terminated the homeless center’s contract without rational basis, ensuring the Midtown East center can continue to operate until 2026.

ByPatrick Spauster 0Comments

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Sep 2024

Comunidades de habla hispana Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

Aumentan las peticiones de servicios de traducción en albergues para personas sin hogar: Reporte

Durante los últimos cinco años fiscales, las solicitudes de servicios de traducción por teléfono que fueron respondidas por la Language Line (línea de asistencia en traducción de idiomas) de la…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Sep 2024

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Immigration

Language Interpretation Needs Soar in City Homeless Shelters: Data

During the past five years, requests for interpretation by phone that were answered by the city’s Language Line or with an on-site interpreter increased more than five-fold in the Department…

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

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Jun 2024

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice

Homeless Drop-In Center Mainchance Gets Fresh Chance to Fight Closure

A state judge has agreed to hear arguments in late July, temporarily protecting the Midtown East site beyond the city’s planned June 30 contract termination.

ByEmma Whitford

ByPatrick Spauster 0Comments

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Jun 2024

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Immigration

City’s Yearly Street Homeless Estimate Climbs to 2nd Highest Number on Record

“There were a lot of systems that weren’t working perfectly before COVID, and then during COVID really broke down and haven’t necessarily come back all the way,” Department of Social…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 3Comments

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May 2024

Education Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Immigration Opinion

Opinion: The Mayor Must Protect Homeless Youth

“The Adams administration, simply put, must do more to address the historic crisis of youth homelessness our city faces. Instead, the administration has made policies that will create a worse…

ByAmy Leipziger 0Comments

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May 2024

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

Midtown Homeless Drop-In Center May Be Among City Budget Casualties

The city plans to close a longtime homeless services center called Mainchance, where locals go for food, support in their housing searches, and relief from the elements.

ByPatrick Spauster 2Comments

New City Rules Make It Harder to Access ‘Low-Barrier’ Homeless Shelters: Lawsuit

What Does ‘Code Blue’ Mean for Homeless New Yorkers?

Homeless Shelter Execs Make Huge Salaries and Hire Family Members, DOI Report Finds

Aumentan las peticiones de servicios de traducción en albergues para personas sin hogar: Reporte

Language Interpretation Needs Soar in City Homeless Shelters: Data

Opinion: The Mayor Must Protect Homeless Youth

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