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How many people spend each night in a New York City homeless shelter? It seems like a simple question, but getting the answer is pretty complicated. So this year, City…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Jan 2022

Government Politics

New Year, New Mayor: The Eric Adams File

It’s official: Eric Adams is now the mayor of New York City. Already, our new mayor has been off to an almost dizzying start, part of a pledge to “Get Stuff…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByEse Olumhense 1Comment

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Dec 2021

Government NYCHA Opinion Politics

Opinion: At Midnight, a New Year Begins—and History Gets its Hands on Bill de Blasio

“From the vantage point of future decades, his many flaws and huge mistakes—all so apparent to us who have watched his day-to-day mayoralty—are unlikely to be as visible as the…

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Health Housing and Homelessness News

As COVID Surges Again in NYC Shelters, Advocates Renew Call for Hotel Rooms

The number of COVID-positive New Yorkers staying in city shelters or connected with outreach workers more than doubled during the first two weeks of December. Advocates have urged the mayor…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Dec 2021

Housing and Homelessness Justice

‘He’s the Glue’—Friends Honor Slain Soccer Star Who Helped Build a Team of Homeless New Yorkers

Akeem Loney was most at home on a patch of turf in Allerton. Outside the neighborhood, the 32-year-old—who was stabbed to death while sleeping on the subway last month—helped grow…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

After Slow Start, Applications Roll In for NY’s Ida Relief Fund for Undocumented Workers

As of Dec. 13, 501 applications for the $27 million fund have been completed and signed by a caseworker, 145 have been approved, 66 have received the aid and 79…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

At Family Homelessness Forum, Moms Talk Housing Solutions for NYC’s Next Mayor

New York City’s incoming mayor will soon inherit a decades-long homelessness crisis insufficiently addressed, and at times worsened, by his past three predecessors. So what will Eric Adams do differently?

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

Hochul Taps Longtime NYC Homeless Advocate as Next OTDA Commissioner

The governor nominated Daniel Tietz to lead the state agency tasked with overseeing New York’s tapped-out rent relief fund and administering key social service programs amid an historic homelessness crisis.

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

Ending Family Homelessness in NYC: 12/15 Event

Tune into a virtual conversation Wednesday at 10 a.m., where New Yorkers will share their personal stories of navigating the homeless shelter system, and discuss how the city can better…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

Advocates Urge Gov. Hochul to Sign Rental Subsidy Increase for Lowest Income Families

The New York Legislature passed a bill in June to increase the value of the state’s FHEPS rental subsidy program to fair market rent—$2,026 for a two-bedroom in New York…

ByDavid Brand 9Comments

Tracking the Number of People in NYC Homeless Shelters in 2022

New Year, New Mayor: The Eric Adams File

Opinion: At Midnight, a New Year Begins—and History Gets its Hands on Bill de Blasio

As COVID Surges Again in NYC Shelters, Advocates Renew Call for Hotel Rooms

‘He’s the Glue’—Friends Honor Slain Soccer Star Who Helped Build a Team of Homeless New Yorkers

After Slow Start, Applications Roll In for NY’s Ida Relief Fund for Undocumented Workers

At Family Homelessness Forum, Moms Talk Housing Solutions for NYC’s Next Mayor

Hochul Taps Longtime NYC Homeless Advocate as Next OTDA Commissioner

Ending Family Homelessness in NYC: 12/15 Event

Advocates Urge Gov. Hochul to Sign Rental Subsidy Increase for Lowest Income Families

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