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After a two-month journey from South America to the U.S. Border and a two-day bus ride from Texas to New York City, immigrants who spoke with City Limits just wanted…

ByDavid Brand

ByDaniel Parra 2Comments

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Aug 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

Mayor’s Emergency Declaration Will Speed Shelter Openings as Homeless Population Rises

The declaration will allow the city to open a new intake facility specifically for asylum-seekers and immigrants who have made their way to city shelters. It will also allow the…

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

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Aug 2022

Economy Housing and Homelessness Justice

Bronx Rental Complex Must Accept Housing Vouchers, Judge Rules

The decision Friday marks the first time a New York court has ruled that minimum-income policies for people with full-rent subsidies violate city and state laws, said Housing Works senior…

ByDavid Brand 81Comments

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Jul 2022

Economy Housing and Homelessness Politics

Flashback Friday: NYC’s ‘Rebel’ Squatters, 1990

“My whole crew is squatting,” Ronaldo Casanova told City Limits in April of 1990, when he was organizing fellow squatters on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. “We have no…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jul 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Supportive Housing is NYC’s Best Tool for Addressing Homelessness

“Shelters are not a stand-alone solution and just because we remove homeless people from our subways and streets doesn’t mean they have found a home.”

ByJim Dill 1Comment

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Jul 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

NYC Evictions Have Increased Every Month This Year

So far this year, city marshals have executed at least 1,527 residential evictions, according to statistics maintained by the Department of Investigation (DOI). The true number of legal evictions is…

ByDavid Brand 6Comments

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Jul 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

NYC Struggles to Make Shelter Space for Rising Homeless Population

Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday doubled down on his claim that thousands of asylum-seekers have strained New York City’s homeless shelter system, causing his administration to break state law by…

ByDavid Brand

ByDaniel Parra 3Comments

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Jul 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

New York City Housing Calendar, July 20-27

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

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Jul 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Who Are The Families Entering NYC Shelters From the Southern Border?

For weeks, City Limits has been talking to several Latin American families who entered the city’s shelter system after arriving in the U.S. from southern border states. Mayor Eric Adams…

ByDaniel Parra

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Jul 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: ‘Housing First’ is Not Enough to End NYC Homelessness

“We need a continuum of care that meets the individual needs of homeless New Yorkers where they are, whether it’s a single mother, an out-of-work man, someone exiting incarceration with…

ByHarriet Karr-McDonald 1Comment

NYC Shelter System Awaits Some Immigrants Bused From Texas

Flashback Friday: NYC’s ‘Rebel’ Squatters, 1990

Opinion: Supportive Housing is NYC’s Best Tool for Addressing Homelessness

NYC Evictions Have Increased Every Month This Year

NYC Struggles to Make Shelter Space for Rising Homeless Population

New York City Housing Calendar, July 20-27

Who Are The Families Entering NYC Shelters From the Southern Border?

Opinion: ‘Housing First’ is Not Enough to End NYC Homelessness

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