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Since Jan. 1, City Limits has been publishing more accurate homeless shelter census figures after a Council bill to force the city to publish a true number failed last year. The…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Jun 2022

Homeless Hotel Residents Brace for Next Move as NYC Weighs Changes to COVID Protections

The Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is re-evaluating its guidelines for sheltering older homeless adults and people with significant health problems that make them especially vulnerable to COVID-19, who can…

ByDavid Brand 3Comments

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Jun 2022

Economy Housing and Homelessness

‘Stressful’ Formula Shortage Weighing on Families in NYC Homeless Shelters

Some 1,121 babies were born into the Department of Homeless Services’ (DHS) shelter system last fiscal year, and a disproportionate number of low-income New Yorkers depend at least in part…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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May 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: NYC Must Prioritize Housing Our Most Vulnerable Families

“For far too long, New York’s leaders have focused on stemming the tide of homelessness, and then struggling to meet that low bar. Mayor Eric Adams can change this with…

ByNicole Branca

ByPierina Ana Sanchez 6Comments

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May 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Eric Adams’ Revised Housing Budget ‘Just Not Enough,’ Despite Boost for Shelter Beds

“Coming out of this pandemic, addressing our affordable housing and homeless crisis is something that the mayor should be meeting with some urgency and a major expansion of resources,” said…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

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Apr 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

At Bronx Welcome Center, NYC Tests New Approach to Shelter for Street Homeless

The site opened to people moving off the streets and subways on March 28, amid significant backlash to ongoing homeless sweeps and calls by advocates and some elected officials for…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Mar 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

The City is Pushing Homeless New Yorkers Off the Streets and Subways. Where Will They Go?

The Adams administration has touted Safe Havens as an alternative for those who would rather sleep outside than in a traditional homeless shelter. But there are too few of the…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Mar 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

In NYC, the Long Road From Shelter to Public Housing Gets Longer

Amid New York City’s ongoing homelessness crisis, the length of time it takes NYCHA to rent out available apartments has more than doubled over the last five years. At the…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Mar 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

2021 Was Deadliest Year on Record for Homeless New Yorkers

Last year, 640 unhoused people died in shelters, hospitals or the streets, 4 percent higher than in 2020, when COVID-19 first struck New York City. The rise in fatalities was…

ByDavid Brand 9Comments

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Mar 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness News Politics

District Leader, Husband of Brooklyn Dems Boss Lands New Job in Adams Administration

Edu Hermelyn, a Democratic district leader married to party leader and Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, has been named “Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives” in the city’s Department of Social Services…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

Council Bill Could Force NYC to Report Actual Homeless Shelter Census—Eventually

Homeless Hotel Residents Brace for Next Move as NYC Weighs Changes to COVID Protections

‘Stressful’ Formula Shortage Weighing on Families in NYC Homeless Shelters

Opinion: NYC Must Prioritize Housing Our Most Vulnerable Families

At Bronx Welcome Center, NYC Tests New Approach to Shelter for Street Homeless

The City is Pushing Homeless New Yorkers Off the Streets and Subways. Where Will They Go?

In NYC, the Long Road From Shelter to Public Housing Gets Longer

2021 Was Deadliest Year on Record for Homeless New Yorkers

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