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City statute and U.S. law mean federal authorities are unlikely to succeed if the try to get information on the immigration status of people who used homeless services or other…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Feb 2017

ARTS and CULTURE In Depth Video

Gentrification and Homelessness: A One-Man Drama

In a span of three weeks, Kilusan Bautista experienced the fear and rejection of being evicted, living on the street and being denied for new places to live. From that…

ByMelissa Rose Cooper 1Comment

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Feb 2017

Opinion

CityViews: The Long View on New York’s Homeless Problem

An author who documented the homeless problem as it existed in 1981 argues many in the city are still misled by the notion that homelessness is an aberration or interloper.…

ByKim Hopper 1Comment

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Jan 2017

Uncategorized

CityViews: Homelessness Crisis Demands a New Kind of Shelter—Not More Hotel Rooms

If neighborhoods don’t want the shelters New York City needs, make them a better offer like the one Mayor Koch developed during an earlier era’s housing emergency: promising that today’s…

ByRalph da Costa Nunez 1Comment

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Jan 2017

Uncategorized

CityViews: City’s Effort to Tally Homeless Youth Won’t Add Up

New York is once again set to count the youths who live on its streets. But this advocate believes the way the count is done, and the policy context in…

ByCraig Hughes 0Comments

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Jan 2017

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Justice

Many Inmates Move from Prison to Shelters, Despite Efforts to Get Them Homes

A lack of supportive housing and the tendency of many landlords to refused city housing vouchers mean that many formerly incarcerated people end up in shelters or on the street.

ByAdam Shrier

ByErica Jackson

ByMary Wilson

ByNomin Ujiyediin 11Comments

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Jan 2017

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Justice

Sex Offenders Face Housing Maze After Prison Release

It’s not just that the state holds some offenders beyond their release date because of a lack of housing that meets legal requirements. It’s the murky geography and political dynamics…

ByShane English 20Comments

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Jan 2017

Housing and Homelessness

Report: De Blasio Succeeding at Moving Shelter Families to Housing, but Need Keeps Growing

The mayor sharply increased the number of housing placements for shelter residents. But ‘the steep increase in the number of newly homeless families is cause for great concern,’ the report…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Dec 2016

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Who’s Afraid of NYC’s Homeless Hotels?

Nearly 12 percent of the shelter population lives in hotel rooms. The arrangement is faulted for its cost and impact, but with 60,000 homeless, a ‘cluster-site’ program under fire and…

ByTobias Salinger 10Comments

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Nov 2016

Uncategorized

CityViews: Defeating AIDS Requires Ending Homelessness

‘There exists a moral obligation to help the most vulnerable and afflicted populations in our society. This entails prioritizing housing for those in need, including individuals living with and affected…

ByKelsey Louie 0Comments

Shelter System and Other NYC Services Should Be Safe for Migrants, Experts Say

Gentrification and Homelessness: A One-Man Drama

CityViews: The Long View on New York’s Homeless Problem

CityViews: Homelessness Crisis Demands a New Kind of Shelter—Not More Hotel Rooms

CityViews: City’s Effort to Tally Homeless Youth Won’t Add Up

Many Inmates Move from Prison to Shelters, Despite Efforts to Get Them Homes

Sex Offenders Face Housing Maze After Prison Release

Report: De Blasio Succeeding at Moving Shelter Families to Housing, but Need Keeps Growing

Who’s Afraid of NYC’s Homeless Hotels?

CityViews: Defeating AIDS Requires Ending Homelessness

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