Homelessness Archives - Page 20 of 100

07

Advocates hoped Adams would kick off his first term by appointing a deputy mayor for housing and homelessness—ensuring that previously siloed agencies would report to the same person. He didn’t,…

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

25

May 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness

City’s Houses Of Worship Gear Up to Shelter Asylum Seekers

Sources familiar with the plan say the city is looking to open 950 shelter beds at sites run by dozens of religious organizations in the coming months.

ByDaniel Parra 3Comments

17

May 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Groups Tell Speaker Adams: Time is Now for ‘Social Housing’ Bills

Albany’s inaction has made it more urgent for the council speaker to help pass a package of bills aimed at boosting the supply of homes accessible to, and controlled by,…

ByEmma Whitford 4Comments

16

May 2023

Economy Education Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

City Libraries, Key Resource for Unhoused New Yorkers, Still Face Budget Cuts

Public libraries have long been a refuge for New Yorkers experiencing homelessness, and have emerged as an important resources for asylum seekers in recent months. While Mayor Adams exempted the…

ByRyan Pullido

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

11

May 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Transportation

Mourners React to Manslaughter Charge in Jordan Neely’s Death

Reactions to the news were subdued in City Hall Park Thursday, where the organization VOCAL-NY had gathered to mourn not only Neely, who had been unhoused, but the at least…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

11

May 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Mayor Suspends Some ‘Right to Shelter’ Rules in Scramble to House Asylum Seekers

The mayor defended the move, saying the city had little choice as it struggles to keep up with a ballooning shelter population. But advocates say the change undermines the city’s…

ByDaniel Parra

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

10

May 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Transportation

In Wake of Subway Killing, City Officials Grilled On Touchpoints With Unhoused New Yorkers

At a Council hearing, officials said the city has recorded 318,000 “engagements” since February 2022 between street homeless residents and police or outreach workers, including instances where the same individual…

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

05

May 2023

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Transportation

‘Justice 4 Jordan’: New Yorkers Who’ve Experienced Homelessness React to Subway Killing

“Out there you are vulnerable. It’s safer in here behind doors,” Kevin, who declined to provide his last name, told City Limits outside the 30th Street Intake Shelter Thursday. He…

ByEmma Whitford 6Comments

03

May 2023

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Transportation

Subway Killing Sparks Public Outcry Over Treatment of Homeless New Yorkers

Protestors crowded the F train station Wednesday in response to the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, chanting “Housing, not cops,” and “Homeless lives matter” alongside repeated calls for justice.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 3Comments

26

Apr 2023

Housing and Homelessness

Housing Events in NYC This Week: April 27-May 3

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

The Job That “Almost Was”: Advocates on the Loss of NYC’s Chief Housing Officer

City’s Houses Of Worship Gear Up to Shelter Asylum Seekers

City Libraries, Key Resource for Unhoused New Yorkers, Still Face Budget Cuts

Mourners React to Manslaughter Charge in Jordan Neely’s Death

Mayor Suspends Some ‘Right to Shelter’ Rules in Scramble to House Asylum Seekers

In Wake of Subway Killing, City Officials Grilled On Touchpoints With Unhoused New Yorkers

‘Justice 4 Jordan’: New Yorkers Who’ve Experienced Homelessness React to Subway Killing

Subway Killing Sparks Public Outcry Over Treatment of Homeless New Yorkers

Housing Events in NYC This Week: April 27-May 3

Newsletter

Newsletter

To better help City Limits know and serve our community, please select all that apply: