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Clean mattresses, sheets and pillows. Towels, soap and toilet paper. These are among the shelter requirements New York State has agreed to waive in instances where no alternative is available—specifically…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Housing and Homelessness News

New Report Unpacks NYC’s Onerous Shelter Intake Process

Landing a secure shelter placement is far more complicated than simply walking through the doors of an intake center, particularly for families, according to a new review by Comptroller Brad…

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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Aug 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness News

City Seeks State Approval to Issue 60-Day Shelter Limit to More Asylum Seekers

The city is seeking permission to issue the time-limit notices to adult asylum seekers who are being housed in Department of Homeless Services facilities, saying that doing so will open…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Towards a ‘City Island of Yes’

We cannot continue to uphold zoning for “character” to such an extent that we leave communities stunted for growth AND community members on the streets and in unstable situations.

ByLauren Nye 2Comments

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Aug 2023

Housing and Homelessness News NYCHA

NYCHA’s RAD/PACT and Preservation Trust Plans, Explained

Across New York City’s cash-strapped public housing complexes, residents are being presented with two dense proposals intended to unlock funding for repairs. How do they differ?

ByTatyana Turner 6Comments

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Aug 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness News

‘Woefully Insufficient’: Future Right-to-Counsel Terms Met With Protest

New York City is setting unreasonable expectations for nonprofit attorneys tasked with staving off evictions across the city, according to a protest letter submitted Thursday by the Legal Aid Society.

ByEmma Whitford 3Comments

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Aug 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness News

City Details Rollout Of Shelter-Limit Policy For Single Asylum Seekers

Under scrutiny from the City Council Thursday, officials described the issuance of roughly 1,500 60-day notices, starting on July 24 at Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers (HERRCs) run by…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration Justice Opinion

Opinion: ICE Detention is Incarceration by Another Name

“As we go into an election year, it is vital that New York prioritize passing legislation that will protect immigrants across our state, like the Dignity not Detention Act, and stop using our resources to…

BySristee Acharya

ByAmín Fernández 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: First, Let’s Try Housing

“A better approach to tackling homelessness in New York City would be to just give unhoused New Yorkers housing.”

ByIriane Narcisse 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice News

‘A Clear Violation of the Law’: Shelter Strain Sends City and State Back to Court

Following a closed-door conference Friday, the Legal Aid Society urged the state to step up its efforts to protect the right to shelter in New York City, where tens of…

ByEmma Whitford 3Comments

State Grants Reduced Shelter Standards For Adults ‘When Necessary’

New Report Unpacks NYC’s Onerous Shelter Intake Process

City Seeks State Approval to Issue 60-Day Shelter Limit to More Asylum Seekers

Opinion: Towards a ‘City Island of Yes’

NYCHA’s RAD/PACT and Preservation Trust Plans, Explained

‘Woefully Insufficient’: Future Right-to-Counsel Terms Met With Protest

City Details Rollout Of Shelter-Limit Policy For Single Asylum Seekers

Opinion: ICE Detention is Incarceration by Another Name

Opinion: First, Let’s Try Housing

‘A Clear Violation of the Law’: Shelter Strain Sends City and State Back to Court

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