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Homeless New Yorkers have been bracing for a return to the barracks-style shelters for months. Nonprofit providers and DHS began sending letters as early as March urging homeless hotel residents…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Jun 2021

Housing and Homelessness

Hotel Shelter Closure Scatters Families in Search of Permanent Homes

The 40 or so families living at the Hotel Ellington in Manhattan, where the city has been paying for rooms to house homeless New Yorkers for nearly two decades, were…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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May 2021

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: NYC’s Homeless Shelters Workers Need Better Job Standards to Survive

‘The bills that make up the SOS Act, introduced by Council Members Francisco Moya and Diana Ayala, would raise the standards for workers like me to ensure that privately-run shelters…

ByLeonard Bell 6Comments

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May 2021

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: NYC’s Next Mayor Must Seek ‘Transformative’ Solutions to Address Family Homelessness Crisis

‘The next mayor will inherit this crisis but has a tremendous opportunity with incoming federal funds and a wealth of experienced and committed providers, developers, and advocacy and philanthropic organizations…

ByRaysa Rodriguez, Michelle Mulcahy, Nicole Branca 2Comments

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Mar 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

In Confronting Family Homelessness, Candidates Asked to Think Beyond Housing

Advocates believe the city won’t see meaningful reductions in the number of kids who grow up partly in homeless shelters until policies target the social mobility of women of color.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Feb 2021

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Homeless People are Worthy of Housing — It’s Time to Stop the Stigma

‘Stigmatizing and criminalizing homeless people is just another tool the real estate industry uses to maintain status quo and maximize their bottom lines. The stigmatization must stop — we need…

ByRebeka Bryan 2Comments

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Nov 2020

Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: Ping-Pong is a Competitive Sport, Not a Way to Treat the Unhomed

‘We are not a gated community—we welcome everyone from all different backgrounds, colors and faiths. Living through the pandemic here has only underscored that reality, and it’s why I’ve been…

ByRuth Messinger 3Comments

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Oct 2020

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: City’s Move to Vacate UWS Hotel Shelter is Adding ‘Trauma on Top of Trauma,’ Resident Says

‘After hearing that I would be kicked out of the Lucerne, I felt traumatized – dehumanized at the thought of being moved from shelter to shelter like a pawn on…

ByShams DaBaron 3Comments

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Oct 2019

Housing and Homelessness

In Wake of Homeless Slaying, City Shelter Plans in the Spotlight

The brutal killing last week of four men as they slept outdoors in Chinatown has put renewed attention on New York City’s homelessness crisis. At a vigil for the…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Oct 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Anti-Shelter Scare Tactics Undercut Councilmember’s Words of Compassion

In a statement about one homeless man’s death, Councilmember Robert Holden said, ‘This is a tragic reminder that there are less fortunate who desperately need our help.’ Ironically, Holden has…

ByRaquel Namuche 4Comments

NYC Set to Send Homeless Adults Back to Shelters as COVID-19 Rates Drop

Hotel Shelter Closure Scatters Families in Search of Permanent Homes

Opinion: NYC’s Homeless Shelters Workers Need Better Job Standards to Survive

Opinion: NYC’s Next Mayor Must Seek ‘Transformative’ Solutions to Address Family Homelessness Crisis

In Confronting Family Homelessness, Candidates Asked to Think Beyond Housing

Opinion: Homeless People are Worthy of Housing — It’s Time to Stop the Stigma

Opinion: Ping-Pong is a Competitive Sport, Not a Way to Treat the Unhomed

Opinion: City’s Move to Vacate UWS Hotel Shelter is Adding ‘Trauma on Top of Trauma,’ Resident Says

In Wake of Homeless Slaying, City Shelter Plans in the Spotlight

Opinion: Anti-Shelter Scare Tactics Undercut Councilmember’s Words of Compassion

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