Department of Homeless Services Archives

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“In New York City, frontline staff see stalled housing packages regularly. Families wait while apartments remain available. Landlords lose trust in voucher programs.”

ByJennifer Love Ortiz 0Comments

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Mar 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Politics

The Mayor Promises a New Approach to Encampment ‘Sweeps.’ Homeless Advocates Don’t Buy It.

Mamdani administration officials told the City Council this week that outreach teams have cleared 40 homeless encampments since January, and referred 85 people to the shelter system, though did not…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 0Comments

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Mar 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Profiles

Outgoing Social Services Commissioner Wants City To Stay ‘Proactive’

“So many of these issues are interrelated, but so often treated as existing in silos,” says Department of Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow Park, who departs this week after three…

ByPatrick Spauster 0Comments

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Feb 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Politics Resources

Mamdani’s Approach to Homeless Sweeps, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Mamdani said his administration will handle public encampments differently from Mayor Eric Adams, with extra emphasis on engaging street homeless individuals to direct them to services and housing. But advocates…

ByPatrick Spauster

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

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Jan 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Immigration

Mamdani Looks to Phase Out Emergency Migrant Shelters That Don’t Meet City Standards

In 2024, the city temporarily suspended requirements for some shelters during a surge of new immigrant arrivals, so that it could more quickly set up emergency sites. Mayor Mamdani now…

ByDaniel Parra 3Comments

15

Dec 2025

Featured Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Justice

Transgender Resident Faced Discrimination, Assault In City Homeless Shelters: Lawsuit

A transgender former shelter resident is suing New York, saying city shelters failed to place her in a shelter for women or transgender people, putting her at risk of assault…

ByPatrick Spauster 4Comments

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Jan 2025

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Immigration

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

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 3Comments

15

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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