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The Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is re-evaluating its guidelines for sheltering older homeless adults and people with significant health problems that make them especially vulnerable to COVID-19, who can…

ByDavid Brand 3Comments

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Jun 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

After a Year of Missed Opportunity, New York Revises Sputtering Hotel-to-Housing Plan

When COVID-19 hit, policymakers saw an opportunity: The city had interconnected affordable housing and homelessness crises; the city also had hundreds of empty hotels hemorrhaging cash. But a year after…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Jun 2022

Education Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Justice NYCHA Politics

New York’s Legislative Session Ends, With Mixed Results on Housing. Here’s What Passed & What Didn’t

What exactly did state lawmakers do before starting their nearly seven-month break? Here’s a rundown.

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByDavid Brand

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Health News

Long Waits for NYC’s COVID-19 Isolation Hotel Rooms, As Omicron Cases Spike

Those who’ve tried to use the service in recent weeks say there haven’t been enough hotel rooms to meet demand. They report delays in obtaining a room, sometimes three days…

ByMary Steffenhagen 0Comments

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Jul 2021

Uncategorized

Judge Halts Homeless Hotel Transfers Until City Accommodates Residents With Disabilities

The city must provide written notice to shelter residents at least a week before scheduled moves out of hotels, and ensure those with disabilities are informed of the right to…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Jul 2021

Housing and Homelessness Justice

Shelter Residents Challenge de Blasio’s Homeless Hotel Clearance Policy in Court

The legal motion, filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court, accuses the city of a one-size-fits-all strategy that violates the rights of disabled shelter residents to accessible dwellings.

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Jul 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

As They Return to Group Shelters, Homeless New Yorkers Make Vaccine Choices

Several people staying in hotels during the pandemic said the city’s plan to send them back to group shelters motivated them to get the shot.

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Jun 2021

Government Health Housing and Homelessness

NYC Set to Send Homeless Adults Back to Shelters as COVID-19 Rates Drop

Homeless New Yorkers have been bracing for a return to the barracks-style shelters for months. Nonprofit providers and DHS began sending letters as early as March urging homeless hotel residents…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Jun 2021

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

Will New York Make Good on Pledge to Convert Hotels into Affordable Homes?

The Assembly’s Housing Committee is scheduled to vote on a measure Tuesday morning that would unlock $100 million in state funds to purchase unused hotels and convert them into affordable…

ByDavid Brand 8Comments

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Dec 2020

Economy Opinion

Opinion: How We Can Rebuild NYC’s Hospitality and Retail Industries

To ensure a stable recovery, the hospitality and retail sectors—which historically employ high numbers of people of color, young adults, immigrants and entry-level workers—must find creative solutions to rebuild their…

BySharon Sewell-Fairman 0Comments

Homeless Hotel Residents Brace for Next Move as NYC Weighs Changes to COVID Protections

After a Year of Missed Opportunity, New York Revises Sputtering Hotel-to-Housing Plan

New York’s Legislative Session Ends, With Mixed Results on Housing. Here’s What Passed & What Didn’t

Long Waits for NYC’s COVID-19 Isolation Hotel Rooms, As Omicron Cases Spike

Judge Halts Homeless Hotel Transfers Until City Accommodates Residents With Disabilities

Shelter Residents Challenge de Blasio’s Homeless Hotel Clearance Policy in Court

As They Return to Group Shelters, Homeless New Yorkers Make Vaccine Choices

NYC Set to Send Homeless Adults Back to Shelters as COVID-19 Rates Drop

Will New York Make Good on Pledge to Convert Hotels into Affordable Homes?

Opinion: How We Can Rebuild NYC’s Hospitality and Retail Industries

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