“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…
“When intervention comes only after eviction or displacement—after a collapse, a breakdown in the family—the damage has already been done. Timing matters. Prevention matters.”
The number of homeless children attending New York City public schools increased again in 2024-2025—rising for the fifth consecutive school year, and surpassing 150,000 for the first time. Some school…
“The next mayor will undoubtedly hear plenty from the business community about their priorities. But New York’s homeless population deserves a voice in City Hall that’s just as loud and…
Advocates and local volunteers rallied to support immigrant families housed in a giant tent encampment in southeast Brooklyn. In February, they shifted their focus after the shelter shut down. Discretion…
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.
In a letter sent to City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams Thursday, the NY SANE Coalition—which represents 65 community and legal services organizations—pressed her and fellow lawmakers to pass bill Intro.…
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…