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Amid a record-breaking homelessness crisis, there are some bright spots. Mayor Adams has dedicated roughly $4 billion in capital funding to construct affordable housing—a campaign promise that he fell short…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jan 2023

Economy Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Politics

NYC’s Homeless Shelter Population Ballooned in 2022. How Will Leaders Address the Crisis This Year?

Thursday night, the same day Mayor Eric Adams unveiled a preliminary budget focused on “fiscal discipline” and two days after Gov. Kathy Hochul laid out her priorities for the year…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Dec 2022

Government

As NYC’s Food Stamp Crisis Worsens, State Agency Withholds Relief

Over half of New York City food stamp applicants are forced to wait for their benefits to arrive as staff at the understaffed Human Resources Administration fail to keep pace…

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

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Dec 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

Over Half of NYC’s Food Stamp Applicants Left Waiting as Staffing Shortage Deepens

The Human Resources Administration (HRA) is promptly processing just 46.3 percent of applications for SNAP benefits, commonly known as food stamps, the agency told councilmembers at a committee hearing on…

ByDavid Brand

ByMariam Hydara 7Comments

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Nov 2022

Economy Government

40% of NYC Food Stamp Applicants Left Waiting for Benefits, Data Shows

The city’s Human Resources Administration (HRA) failed to promptly process four of every 10 applications for the benefits during fiscal year 2022, when the rate of timely processing plummeted from…

ByDavid Brand 6Comments

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Sep 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Justice

Hundreds of Families Forced from Domestic Violence Shelters into Strained DHS System Each Year

A six-month cap on stays and a lack of permanent housing options have combined to drive more than 1,550 families out of domestic violence shelters and directly into the Department…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Jan 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

Tracking the Number of People in NYC Homeless Shelters in 2022

How many people spend each night in a New York City homeless shelter? It seems like a simple question, but getting the answer is pretty complicated. So this year, City…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Nov 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Homeless Services Head Steve Banks to Leave Post at End of Year

Banks, the first head of the city’s Department Social Services, said he would be departing at the end of the year to take a job as special counsel at a Manhattan-based…

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

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Nov 2020

Economy Government Health

Big Response, Huge Need: NYC’s Welfare System Amid COVID-19

The city’s social safety net has stretched to address the economic disaster created by the pandemic. It might have further to go.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Mar 2020

Housing and Homelessness

Emergency Grants Can Help Stop Homelessness — if You Have a Lawyer

Nearly 900,000 families may have received ‘one-shot deals’ from the city over the past decade, but chances are only those who had an attorney—as well as a check—avoided eviction.

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

How Could NYC’s New Budget Impact the Fight Against Homelessness?

NYC’s Homeless Shelter Population Ballooned in 2022. How Will Leaders Address the Crisis This Year?

As NYC’s Food Stamp Crisis Worsens, State Agency Withholds Relief

Over Half of NYC’s Food Stamp Applicants Left Waiting as Staffing Shortage Deepens

40% of NYC Food Stamp Applicants Left Waiting for Benefits, Data Shows

Hundreds of Families Forced from Domestic Violence Shelters into Strained DHS System Each Year

Tracking the Number of People in NYC Homeless Shelters in 2022

Emergency Grants Can Help Stop Homelessness — if You Have a Lawyer

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