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The federal government’s failure to maintain the value of rent subsidies is one reason why older New Yorkers increasingly end up in homeless shelters or on friends’ couches.

ByLena Masri 2Comments

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Dec 2014

In Depth

UrbaNERD: Are Gentrification Fears Overblown?

New research suggests high poverty is a bigger threat to cities. More on that, shoddy charter school finances, tuition assistance that falls short, a vulnerable neighborhood and a new Census…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Dec 2014

Housing and Homelessness Investigations

Few Safeguards Against Abuse by Homeless Shelter Guards

The city’s homeless services system does little to track complaints by shelter residents about abuse and mistreatment at the hands of security guards.

ByBen Hattem 7Comments

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Oct 2014

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

My First Term at Homeless University

A homeless woman decides to think of her time in the city’s shelter system as the kind of multifaceted learning experience for which some of us pay $30,000 a year.

ByMelanie Lee 0Comments

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Sep 2014

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Hostile Laws, Hateful Acts Bolster Stigma Against Homeless

From poor doors to subway arrests to demonstrations outside a hotel in Queens, the poor and homeless face a broad menu of stigmatization.

ByJeff Foreman 0Comments

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Aug 2014

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Helping the Homeless Save (For) Themselves

Could individual development accounts give New York City a new tool for moving homeless families and individuals from shelter into homes?

ByKen Brown 0Comments

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Apr 2014

Housing and Homelessness News

Advocates Waiting for de Blasio to Fix Homeless Housing Program

The cluster program is widely criticized as expensive and disruptive. So far the new administration has yet to propose an alternative, but advocates have high hopes a plan is coming.

ByJordan Moss 0Comments

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Mar 2014

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Shelter Resident Weighs In On Cuomo-De Blasio Debate

For Arvernetta Henry, the stakes in the budget talks are pretty simple. With a rent subsidy, she gets out of the shelter. Without it, she doesn’t.

ByArvernetta Henry 0Comments

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Dec 2013

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

A Memorial Day for the Homeless

The longest night of the year is also a day to remember people who died on the street.

ByBobby Watts 0Comments

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Nov 2013

Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

When the Choice is Between Abuse and Homelessness

Almost one-third of homeless families in the shelter system are survivors of domestic violence. Mayor-elect de Blasio needs to act quickly to more adequately serve this vulnerable population.

ByCarol Corden and Shola Olatoye 0Comments

Neighborhood Sees Growing Problem of Senior-Citizen Evictions

UrbaNERD: Are Gentrification Fears Overblown?

Few Safeguards Against Abuse by Homeless Shelter Guards

My First Term at Homeless University

Hostile Laws, Hateful Acts Bolster Stigma Against Homeless

Helping the Homeless Save (For) Themselves

Advocates Waiting for de Blasio to Fix Homeless Housing Program

Shelter Resident Weighs In On Cuomo-De Blasio Debate

A Memorial Day for the Homeless

When the Choice is Between Abuse and Homelessness

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