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Adults approved for supportive housing will be precluded from applying for the federal rent vouchers—which attorneys and advocates say cuts off a path to housing for thousands of shelter residents…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Jul 2021

Housing and Homelessness News

At a Brooklyn Homeless Shelter, Staff and Residents Readying for Return

With the city’s hotel shelter transfers once again imminent, City Limits reached out to nonprofit providers to talk with shelter staff and visit the buildings where the city puts up…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Jul 2021

Education Housing and Homelessness

Nonprofit’s Proposal Would Provide Apartments to Homeless CUNY Students

A 2019 survey of CUNY undergraduates found that 14 percent had been homeless over the previous year—including 18 percent of community college students—while 55 percent said they experienced housing insecurity.

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Jul 2021

Housing and Homelessness

NYC Pays $122 Million to Turn Bronx Cluster Sites into Housing for Homeless Families

The 14 building-deal marks the third time the city has purchased cluster site properties to convert into permanent homes. It also illustrates the complicated reliance on bad landlords to provide…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Jul 2021

Uncategorized

Judge Halts Homeless Hotel Transfers Until City Accommodates Residents With Disabilities

The city must provide written notice to shelter residents at least a week before scheduled moves out of hotels, and ensure those with disabilities are informed of the right to…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Jul 2021

Housing and Homelessness Justice

Shelter Residents Challenge de Blasio’s Homeless Hotel Clearance Policy in Court

The legal motion, filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court, accuses the city of a one-size-fits-all strategy that violates the rights of disabled shelter residents to accessible dwellings.

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Jul 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

As They Return to Group Shelters, Homeless New Yorkers Make Vaccine Choices

Several people staying in hotels during the pandemic said the city’s plan to send them back to group shelters motivated them to get the shot.

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Jul 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC’s New $98.7 Billion Budget Bolsters Rental Subsidy for Homeless Families

New York City lawmakers on Wednesday adopted a new $98.7 billion budget that bolsters a key rental subsidy for homeless residents and restores some funding to social service providers following…

ByDavid Brand 3Comments

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Jun 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

Thousands Being Sent Back to Homeless Shelters in Return to Pre-Pandemic Status Quo

The city is moving hundreds of homeless adults from hotel rooms—rented in the early days of the pandemic to limit the spread of the coronavirus—back into congregate shelters, where residents…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Jun 2021

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Every Level of Government Must Step Up to Address Family Homelessness

‘We need to strengthen the safety-net for families at risk of homelessness, and make sure that even as people get jobs they don’t lose their rental assistance.’

ByCatherine Trapani and Kim Maloney 0Comments

NYC Locks Out Many Homeless Applicants From New Federal Rent Assistance, Advocates Say

At a Brooklyn Homeless Shelter, Staff and Residents Readying for Return

Nonprofit’s Proposal Would Provide Apartments to Homeless CUNY Students

NYC Pays $122 Million to Turn Bronx Cluster Sites into Housing for Homeless Families

Judge Halts Homeless Hotel Transfers Until City Accommodates Residents With Disabilities

Shelter Residents Challenge de Blasio’s Homeless Hotel Clearance Policy in Court

As They Return to Group Shelters, Homeless New Yorkers Make Vaccine Choices

NYC’s New $98.7 Billion Budget Bolsters Rental Subsidy for Homeless Families

Thousands Being Sent Back to Homeless Shelters in Return to Pre-Pandemic Status Quo

Opinion: Every Level of Government Must Step Up to Address Family Homelessness

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