Homelessness Archives - Page 57 of 99

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The episode and the web comments it generated revealed how easy it is to dehumanize people living on the streets. There are alternatives to cold water when stores need to…

ByJeff Foreman 0Comments

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Nov 2013

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Quick Ways for De Blasio to Help Homeless NYers

The mayor-elect has warned that systemic change will be hard, and he’s right. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t simple ways he can make life better for the 50,000 people…

ByHannah Biskind 0Comments

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Oct 2013

Housing and Homelessness

Bronx Community Leaders Irked By Homeless Shelter

Another Bronx apartment building becomes a temporary home for the homeless, worrying community leaders.

ByJordan Moss 1Comment

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Oct 2013

Housing and Homelessness

NYers Pan Mayor's Record on Homelessness; Want Shelter Time Limits

Only one in four survey respondents approve of the mayor’s handling of homelessness, even though most say they haven’t seen an increase in homelessness under the mayor.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Oct 2013

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Let's Treat Housing as a Health Issue

Homelessness exacerbates chronic conditions, reduces life expectancy and raises medical costs. Public policies ought to reflect that reality.

ByJeff Foreman 0Comments

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Sep 2013

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

City Must Take Fight Against Homelessness to Court

The next mayor will inherit a substantial homelessness problem. He should prevent evictions by giving tenants representation in housing court.

ByHannah Biskind 0Comments

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Sep 2013

Government Housing and Homelessness

The 2013 Primary Candidates on Homelessness

The population of the city’s shelter system having skyrocketed to 50,000 people, the mayoral candidates propose a variety of ways to address the crisis.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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Aug 2013

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

No Place to Live, But Still a Right to Vote

An effort to register homeless people for the 2013 election encountered dozens who thought they had lost their right to vote, and some who thought they’d lost it forever.

ByJeff Foreman 0Comments

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Jul 2013

Housing and Homelessness

Suit Over Homeless Shelters in East New York

The plaintiffs say their neighborhood is overburdened by shelters and other social-service facilities. But the city says it’s merely trying to keep the homeless close to their neighborhoods.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Jul 2013

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

City Must Show That Street Homeless Youth Count

At the request of the federal government, the city’s street homeless survey targeted young people this year. But advocates feel the results suggest a stronger tallying effort is needed next…

ByJames Bolas 0Comments

Wringing Lessons Out of the Strand's Soaking of Homeless

Quick Ways for De Blasio to Help Homeless NYers

Bronx Community Leaders Irked By Homeless Shelter

NYers Pan Mayor's Record on Homelessness; Want Shelter Time Limits

Let's Treat Housing as a Health Issue

City Must Take Fight Against Homelessness to Court

The 2013 Primary Candidates on Homelessness

No Place to Live, But Still a Right to Vote

Suit Over Homeless Shelters in East New York

City Must Show That Street Homeless Youth Count

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