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The three candidates running for New York City mayor faced off in their first general election debate Thursday night. Here’s what they said about rents for stabilized tenants, building affordable…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 4Comments

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Oct 2025

2025 Elections Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: The Next Mayor’s Real Test? Ending New York’s Homelessness Crisis

“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…

ByPerry Perlmutter 2Comments

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Sep 2025

Government Hear Our Voices Podcast Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion Podcasts Profiles

Hear Our Voices Podcast: ‘If We Don’t Stick Together, We Won’t Make It’

On the latest episode, host Kadisha Davis speaks to Charisma White of the Safety Net Activists about her work in homelessness advocacy and her past experiences looking for housing with a…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

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Sep 2025

Government Health Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: A Powerful Tool to Address the Homelessness Crisis, Waiting for its Big Moment

“Most people associate occupational therapy with post-injury rehabilitation. But Occupational Therapy (OT) addresses something more fundamental: helping people master basic activities of daily living.”

ByTony Simone

ByEric Rosenbaum 1Comment

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Aug 2025

Government Health Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Forced Hospitalization Isn’t the Answer—Housing, Healthcare, and Compassion Are

“Sweeps, crackdowns, and mass hospitalizations may make homelessness less visible for a moment, but they don’t solve it. They just push suffering out of view—until it resurfaces again, often worse.”

ByJosiah Haken 0Comments

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Aug 2025

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Justice

Funding Boost Could Fulfill City’s Pledge to Expand Housing for New Yorkers Who Cycle Between Shelter and Jail

The city’s latest budget includes funds to grow the number of apartments in the Justice-Involved Supportive Housing program (JISH) from 120 to 500. That expansion was among the commitments the…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 8Comments

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Aug 2025

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: Enhancing Access to Supportive Housing is Key to Criminal Justice Reform

“A person who is unhoused before incarceration is no less vulnerable after release. But our current policy treats time in jail as if it erases their homelessness. It doesn’t—it makes…

ByCarlina Rivera

ByLauren Velez 3Comments

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Aug 2025

Featured Government Hear Our Voices Podcast Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion Podcasts Resources

‘Hear Our Voices’ Podcast: The Ideal Housing Voucher

Housing vouchers, which typically cover a portion of a participant’s’rent, are a key tool to fighting homelessness in an increasingly unaffordable city. But they can be hard to use. Host…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Jul 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

‘We Cracked The Code’: First Hotel-to-Housing Conversion Using State Program To Open in Queens

A pandemic-era program aimed to facilitate hotel and office to affordable housing conversions. After a slow start, and numerous financing and design challenges, its first project is opening in Queens.

ByPatrick Spauster 5Comments

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May 2025

2025 Elections Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Politics Resources

Getting the Vote Out Among Homeless New Yorkers & Domestic Violence Survivors

“Homelessness is such a major issue in New York,” said Patrick Boyle, senior director at Enterprise Community Partners, one of the advocacy groups encouraging shelter residents and domestic violence survivors…

ByMegan McGibney 3Comments

Mayoral Hopefuls Debate a Rent Freeze, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Opinion: The Next Mayor’s Real Test? Ending New York’s Homelessness Crisis

Hear Our Voices Podcast: ‘If We Don’t Stick Together, We Won’t Make It’

Opinion: A Powerful Tool to Address the Homelessness Crisis, Waiting for its Big Moment

Opinion: Forced Hospitalization Isn’t the Answer—Housing, Healthcare, and Compassion Are

Funding Boost Could Fulfill City’s Pledge to Expand Housing for New Yorkers Who Cycle Between Shelter and Jail

Opinion: Enhancing Access to Supportive Housing is Key to Criminal Justice Reform

‘Hear Our Voices’ Podcast: The Ideal Housing Voucher

‘We Cracked The Code’: First Hotel-to-Housing Conversion Using State Program To Open in Queens

Getting the Vote Out Among Homeless New Yorkers & Domestic Violence Survivors

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