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There was more than COVID to the year of COVID: Housing construction, Industry City, access to welfare, resiliency planning, NYCHA and policing were among the big policy stories that shaped…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Dec 2020

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Moving Toward Just Land Use and Housing Policies in NYC

‘Across the city, the mayor and developers are pushing rezonings and development projects that attempt to rip out the fertile roots of people and place, to wholly redefine city neighborhoods…

ByCheryl Pahaham and Paul Epstein 1Comment

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Dec 2020

Housing and Homelessness

Number of Single Adults in City’s Homeless Shelters Hits Record High

According to data from the Coalition for the Homeless unveiled Wednesday, there were an estimated 21,210 single homeless men and women in the city’s homeless system in October, a record…

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Dec 2020

Housing and Homelessness

Data Drop: Where the Homeless Children Are

Only a third of the students who reported being homeless last school year were in the formal shelter system.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Nov 2020

Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: Ping-Pong is a Competitive Sport, Not a Way to Treat the Unhomed

‘We are not a gated community—we welcome everyone from all different backgrounds, colors and faiths. Living through the pandemic here has only underscored that reality, and it’s why I’ve been…

ByRuth Messinger 3Comments

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Nov 2020

Opinion Resources

Opinion: NYC Faces a Hunger and Homelessness Crisis. Here’s How to Help.

‘I know hunger is not new. But over the last six months in the New York City metro area it has become worse and there are easy ways that those…

ByJosiah Haken 0Comments

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Nov 2020

Government Housing and Homelessness

More Than Long Lines: Barriers Homeless NYers Face When Voting

Advocacy groups are dispensing information, answering questions and offering rides to help unhoused New Yorkers exercise their rights.

ByRoshan Abraham 0Comments

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Oct 2020

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time to Fix the City’s Rental Assistance Vouchers

‘At current payment levels, the CityFHEPS voucher falls close to $500 below fair market rent, leaving thousands of voucher holders competing with each other for the one or two units…

ByShawntel Williams 15Comments

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Oct 2020

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: City’s Move to Vacate UWS Hotel Shelter is Adding ‘Trauma on Top of Trauma,’ Resident Says

‘After hearing that I would be kicked out of the Lucerne, I felt traumatized – dehumanized at the thought of being moved from shelter to shelter like a pawn on…

ByShams DaBaron 3Comments

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Sep 2020

Opinion

Opinion: The Truth About Homeless Hotels and the Upper West Side

‘I’m appalled at how homeless advocates have lost sight of the needs of this vulnerable population and have turned against a community that spoke out against human suffering.’

ByRobert Mascali 5Comments

10 Stories from 2020 NYC Shouldn’t Forget

Opinion: Moving Toward Just Land Use and Housing Policies in NYC

Number of Single Adults in City’s Homeless Shelters Hits Record High

Data Drop: Where the Homeless Children Are

Opinion: Ping-Pong is a Competitive Sport, Not a Way to Treat the Unhomed

Opinion: NYC Faces a Hunger and Homelessness Crisis. Here’s How to Help.

More Than Long Lines: Barriers Homeless NYers Face When Voting

Opinion: It’s Time to Fix the City’s Rental Assistance Vouchers

Opinion: City’s Move to Vacate UWS Hotel Shelter is Adding ‘Trauma on Top of Trauma,’ Resident Says

Opinion: The Truth About Homeless Hotels and the Upper West Side

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