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Some mayoral candidates want to restore programs that place homeless families in regular housing. But one think-tank believes those programs drive shelter demand.

ByDiane Jeantet 0Comments

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Mar 2013

Housing and Homelessness

Bloomberg's Homelessness Saga: Success. Failure. Now What?

The mayor aimed to significantly reduce the homeless shelter population. The opposite has happened. Now, there’s a lot more blame to go around than ideas on what to do next.

ByDiane Jeantet 0Comments

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Mar 2013

Housing and Homelessness

Debate Over Root of Shelter Surge, Mayor's Legacy

Some blame the collapse of a key housing program for high homeless numbers. Others say economic woes are still a factor.

ByDiane Jeantet 0Comments

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Mar 2013

Housing and Homelessness

As Homeless Numbers Rose, Clashes Over Policies

The city and advocates argued over a series of issues. But they mostly joined forces to defend a crucial state program torpedoed by the state.

ByDiane Jeantet 0Comments

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Mar 2013

Housing and Homelessness

Bloomberg's Homeless Plan Was Incredibly Ambitious

Produced in close concert with advocates, the mayor’s 2004 initiative aimed for a paradigm shift in how the city approached homelessness. And it aimed to achieve it in record time.

ByDiane Jeantet 0Comments

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Mar 2013

Housing and Homelessness

A Brief History of Homelessness in New York

The homeless have always been with us. But somewhere along the way they changed from an isolated population of alcoholic men to a visible problem affecting families with children.

ByDiane Jeantet 1Comment

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Oct 2012

Housing and Homelessness

The Men Who Ride the Homeless Bus

Neighbors of the M35’s 125th Street stop are frustrated by garbage and bad behavior they blame on men who use the bus to get to and from Ward’s Island. The…

ByGustavo Solis 2Comments

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Oct 2012

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Home and Away: A Timeline of Public Housing in the United States and New York City

1934: Depression-era public works money is earmarked for public housing. The New York City Housing Authority is created. 1935: First Houses, the first public housing project in the United States, is…

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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May 2012

Investigations Justice

City Investigating Home for LGBT Youth

Current and former residents of a group home for LGBT youth say physical abuse, sexual misconduct and financial mismanagement were common.

ByAdelyn Maldonado and Julio Palleiro 3Comments

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Mar 2012

Justice

City Limits Criminal Justice Reporting Honored

The National Council on Crime and Delinquency recognized our coverage of staff sexual misconduct in New York’s prisons and the housing challenges facing former inmates.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

Report: New Mayor Should Stop Re-Housing the Homeless

Bloomberg's Homelessness Saga: Success. Failure. Now What?

Debate Over Root of Shelter Surge, Mayor's Legacy

As Homeless Numbers Rose, Clashes Over Policies

Bloomberg's Homeless Plan Was Incredibly Ambitious

A Brief History of Homelessness in New York

The Men Who Ride the Homeless Bus

Home and Away: A Timeline of Public Housing in the United States and New York City

City Investigating Home for LGBT Youth

City Limits Criminal Justice Reporting Honored

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