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With too few selter beds for the homeless families that need them–and under a court order to do something about it–the City may give cash to families that move out…

ByJill Grossman 0Comments

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Dec 2001

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

TENANTS ON THEIR OWN IN COURT UNLESS BUDGET BUDGES

The Giuliani administration hit legal services for tenants hard last week in its budget cut proposals, leaving some public interest lawyers gearing up to shut their doors.

ByMatt Pacenza 0Comments

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Nov 2001

Uncategorized

SECTION 8: ENOUGH?

To help families affected by the World Trade Center attacks, New York City is spending federal housing vouchers–but advocates wonder what will happen to the wait list of 210,000.

ByMark Greer 0Comments

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Oct 2001

Uncategorized

ON THE FRONT LINES OF FATE

Chris Sprowal was an advocate for the homeless in the 1980s until he succumbed to activist burnout, fueled by addiction, and became homeless himself. His story is one of many…

ByCity Limits 0Comments

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Oct 2001

Justice

STATE BUDGET A MIXED BAG

The state legislature and Governor Pataki agreed last week to spend $1.5 billion in surplus federal welfare dollars for the fiscal year ending next March, a move that sent sighs…

ByMatt Pacenza 0Comments

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Oct 2001

Uncategorized

911, A FOOD EMERGENCY: SOUP KITCHENS ARE FLOODED

Since September 11, attendance at soup kitchens has jumped exponentially, a clear sign that workers one or two degrees removed from the Twin Towers are suffering blows from the collapse.

ByMatt Pacenza 0Comments

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Sep 2001

Uncategorized

DISPATCHES FROM DOWNTOWN

The community development divisions of four financial institutions in or close to the World Trade Center appear to have made it through the blast unscathed.

ByMaura McDermott 0Comments

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Sep 2001

Uncategorized

FINNICKY PHONE LINES LEAVE SOME ON WELFARE STRANDED

Many automated teller machines have been down since last Tuesday’s disaster, leaving those who use food stamps unable to access their benefits.

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DOWNTOWN BUT NOT OUT ON THE STREET: GROUPS OFFER HOUSEHOLD HELP

Using a mix of federal, state and local programs, the massive effort to find emergency housing for displaced lower Manhattan residents has begun.

ByAlyssa Katz 0Comments

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Aug 2001

Uncategorized

STATE THINKS BIG ABOUT HOUSING

By changing the way it funds housing for the homeless, the Pataki administration may soon favor bigger developments built by bigger developers, a switch some longtime service providers fear could…

ByAlyssa Katz 0Comments

TAKE THIS CASH AND MOVE IT: CITY MAY PAY HOMELESS FAMILIES TO LEAVE SHELTERS

TENANTS ON THEIR OWN IN COURT UNLESS BUDGET BUDGES

SECTION 8: ENOUGH?

ON THE FRONT LINES OF FATE

STATE BUDGET A MIXED BAG

911, A FOOD EMERGENCY: SOUP KITCHENS ARE FLOODED

DISPATCHES FROM DOWNTOWN

FINNICKY PHONE LINES LEAVE SOME ON WELFARE STRANDED

DOWNTOWN BUT NOT OUT ON THE STREET: GROUPS OFFER HOUSEHOLD HELP

STATE THINKS BIG ABOUT HOUSING

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