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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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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

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May 2024

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Exit Unknown: Where Do People Go After Leaving NYC Homeless Shelters?

Amid a steep rise in people living in shelter, few are exiting the system, and even fewer are finding housing, a City Limits analysis of public data shows.

ByPatrick Spauster 2Comments

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Mar 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

City Hall Digs In Against Rental Voucher Expansion

Mayor Eric Adams argued in new court filings that his administration has special authority as an “arm of the state”—part of a lawsuit that the Legal Aid Society filed in…

ByEmma Whitford 3Comments

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Feb 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness

Scenes From Closing Day at a Bronx Benefits Center

Friday marked the final day of operations at 1365 Jerome Ave. in Mount Eden, where Human Resources Administration staff helped New Yorkers apply for food, Medicaid and cash assistance.

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

‘Why Are You Making It So Difficult’? NYC Cash Aid Applicants Face Denial Surge

The volume of cash assistance applications in New York City has increased dramatically in recent years. But as more households receive aid, the city is also issuing more procedural denials,…

ByEmma Whitford

ByPatrick Spauster 3Comments

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Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness

Evolving Requirements For Tenant Lawyer Funding Met With Protest

Recent clarifications and updates to city funding terms have alleviated some fears among legal service nonprofits while sparking others, as the organizations demand Mayor Eric Adams’ administration stop the contracting…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Government

City Officials Grilled on Staffing Needs Amid Public Benefit Processing ‘Crisis’

The interrogation from councilmembers came on the heels of new data showing processing delays the likes of which New Yorkers haven’t seen in at least a decade.

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

‘A Lot of False Hope’: City Data Show Ongoing Barriers To Supportive Housing

While the Department of Social Services says more people were accepted into supportive housing last year than the year prior, a new report shows persistent barriers and rejections, including some…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jul 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness

Asylum-Seeker Families Decry Sudden Transfer from Emergency Shelter in Queens

“When I told them I was assigned to room 503, the staff told me it’s an office,” said Carlos, who asked that his full name not be used for fear…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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