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Amid a record-breaking homelessness crisis, there are some bright spots. Mayor Adams has dedicated roughly $4 billion in capital funding to construct affordable housing—a campaign promise that he fell short…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jul 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Mayor Touts Progress on Housing Vouchers as Council Readies to Override His Veto

More than 500 new households can access city-funded rental vouchers after the elimination last month of the so-called “90-day rule” for applicants, Mayor Adams said Tuesday. The update came weeks…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jul 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

For LGBTQIA+ Asylum Seekers, Life in NYC Brings New Freedom, and Challenges

During New York’s Pride Month, several asylum seekers who arrived in New York City after crossing the border finally paraded in a Pride march for the first time in their…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

‘Policy Failure’: Audit Finds 3 Housing Placements From Months of Street Homeless Sweeps

Of the 2,308 homeless New Yorkers present during the city’s encampment sweeps over more than eight months in 2022, only three people—about 0.1 percent—had landed in permanent housing placements as…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Advocates Blast New Work Requirement Tucked Into Mayor’s Housing Voucher Rule

Unmentioned at Friday’s press conference and ceremonial signing is a new work requirement to qualify for a voucher—10 hours per week for adult-only households. Previously, adult households only had to…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Feb 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness

Tensions Over Conditions at Emergency Shelters as NYC Struggles to House Migrants

For weeks, City Limits has been speaking to people sheltered at two of the city’s Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers, or HERRCs: one at The ROW Hotel and another…

ByDaniel Parra 5Comments

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Jan 2023

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: City’s Homeless Count Misses a Critical Population—Unhoused New Yorkers in Hospitals

“The city’s annual census–known as the Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE)–has served as a tool for measuring our progress toward ending street homelessness. However, HOPE misses a critical component of…

ByBonnie Mohan

ByTess Sommer 1Comment

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Jan 2023

Economy Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Politics

NYC’s Homeless Shelter Population Ballooned in 2022. How Will Leaders Address the Crisis This Year?

Thursday night, the same day Mayor Eric Adams unveiled a preliminary budget focused on “fiscal discipline” and two days after Gov. Kathy Hochul laid out her priorities for the year…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Dec 2022

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Justice Transportation

Few Homeless New Yorkers Moving from Subways to Safe Havens, As Enforcement Continues

Adams’ early commitments to open new “low-barrier” shelters comes into sharper focus as he closes out his first year in office, with yet another plan to remove homeless New Yorkers…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Dec 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion Politics

Opinion: Vulnerable New Yorkers Deserve Dignity. Mayor Adams’ Mental Health Proposal Misses That Mark

“We learned decades ago that institutionalizing people, or locking them away in state mental hospitals, was not the solution. This practice demonized people with mental health challenges, disappearing them, and…

ByRaul Ubiles

ByJulia Solomons

ByRosa Jaffe-Gaffner 0Comments

How Could NYC’s New Budget Impact the Fight Against Homelessness?

Mayor Touts Progress on Housing Vouchers as Council Readies to Override His Veto

For LGBTQIA+ Asylum Seekers, Life in NYC Brings New Freedom, and Challenges

‘Policy Failure’: Audit Finds 3 Housing Placements From Months of Street Homeless Sweeps

Advocates Blast New Work Requirement Tucked Into Mayor’s Housing Voucher Rule

Tensions Over Conditions at Emergency Shelters as NYC Struggles to House Migrants

Opinion: City’s Homeless Count Misses a Critical Population—Unhoused New Yorkers in Hospitals

NYC’s Homeless Shelter Population Ballooned in 2022. How Will Leaders Address the Crisis This Year?

Few Homeless New Yorkers Moving from Subways to Safe Havens, As Enforcement Continues

Opinion: Vulnerable New Yorkers Deserve Dignity. Mayor Adams’ Mental Health Proposal Misses That Mark

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