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When Mayor de Blasio in 2017 announced a plan to end the use of hotels as homeless shelters by 2023, there were about 7,500 homeless people in hotel rooms paid…

ByDavid Brand 5Comments

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Jan 2020

Opinion

Opinion: Permanent Safety, Not Short-Term Fixes, Is What Domestic Violence Survivors Need

‘To end this cycle and significantly reduce family homelessness caused by domestic violence, we urge the city to move beyond short-term fixes.’

ByCarol Corden 0Comments

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Jan 2020

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Thousands of NYC’s Homeless Parents were Recently Kids Themselves

Parents account for the majority of homeless unaccompanied New Yorkers under age 25, according to city data,

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Jan 2020

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

A Walk With Mayor de Blasio’s Street Homelessness Outreach Workers

‘It’s just a work in progress,’ says one outreach worker. ‘It is not something that is going to happen overnight or in a week’s time.’

ByAhmed Jallow 2Comments

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Dec 2019

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

NYC Has a Family Homelessness Crisis. Who are the Families?

Policymakers and most everyday New Yorkers have yet to come face-to-face with the extent of the crisis, even as mass instability takes a lasting toll on individual lives and social…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Dec 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Mayor Offers More Homeless Outreach, But Advocates Want More Beds

What will get street-homeless people off the sidewalk: more engagement, or a better place to sleep?

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Nov 2019

Housing and Homelessness Podcasts

Chris Quinn to Anti-Shelter Protesters: ‘Why Do You Hate Homeless Children?’

It was cold on Wednesday when Christine Quinn—CEO of the homeless-services organization WIN—spoke to the Max & Murphy Show on WBAI. For the former Council speaker and 2013 mayoral candidate,…

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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Nov 2019

Opinion

Opinion: If Council Passes Homeless Set-Aside Law, De Blasio Should Veto It

‘It’s counterproductive to tie the hands of the City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), an agency already stretched to the limit as they attempt to deal with an…

ByRafael E. Cestero 2Comments

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Nov 2019

Housing and Homelessness News

Housing Update: One in Ten Public School Students Experienced Homelessness

Landlords that wanted to raise rents are falling behind. Housing Works employees are unhappy with their working conditions. And tenants put their landlords on trial.

ByHarry DiPrinzio 0Comments

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Oct 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Community Donates Funds to Cover Funeral for Victim in Chinatown Attack

Community members in Chinatown donated to cover the cost of the victim’s funeral, and are calling for greater attention to homelessness and affordable housing.

ByZhiming Zhang and Sha Meng for Sing Tao Daily 0Comments

NYC’s Homeless Hotel Population Surges as City Grapples with Housing Crisis

Opinion: Permanent Safety, Not Short-Term Fixes, Is What Domestic Violence Survivors Need

Thousands of NYC’s Homeless Parents were Recently Kids Themselves

A Walk With Mayor de Blasio’s Street Homelessness Outreach Workers

NYC Has a Family Homelessness Crisis. Who are the Families?

Mayor Offers More Homeless Outreach, But Advocates Want More Beds

Chris Quinn to Anti-Shelter Protesters: ‘Why Do You Hate Homeless Children?’

Opinion: If Council Passes Homeless Set-Aside Law, De Blasio Should Veto It

Housing Update: One in Ten Public School Students Experienced Homelessness

Community Donates Funds to Cover Funeral for Victim in Chinatown Attack

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