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Dirty bath water and a slew of apartment rejections test the faith of three single moms trying to get out of the city’s homeless shelter system. After 14 months, Johanna…

ByClara-Sophia Daly

ByBahar Ostadan 6Comments

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Sep 2022

Opinion

Opinion: City’s Rental Voucher Program Should Include Undocumented New Yorkers

“The city’s unwillingness to extend the voucher program to its vulnerable, undocumented immigrants is not only a costly mistake, but down right inhumane. We need the City Council and Mayor…

ByJosephine Bosson 1Comment

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Aug 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Politics

NYC Considers Summer Camps to House Homeless Migrants

Strained for shelter space, the Adams administration confirmed it was exploring the possibility of using camp facilities “should they become necessary,” to house asylum seekers arriving from the Southern border.…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Aug 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Justice Politics

After Media-Frenzied Welcome, Asylum Seekers Endure Hardships of Shelter

The city estimates that around 6,300 asylum seekers have arrived via buses from the border in recent months. In addition to finding a safe place to stay, they must navigate…

ByDaniel Parra 2Comments

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Aug 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics Transportation

NYC Now Leasing 11 Hotels for Families as Homeless Population Rises

At a Council hearing short on details, officials from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration pinned the shelter population rise on newly arriving immigrants from the Southern Border.

ByDavid Brand 12Comments

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Jul 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

NYC Struggles to Make Shelter Space for Rising Homeless Population

Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday doubled down on his claim that thousands of asylum-seekers have strained New York City’s homeless shelter system, causing his administration to break state law by…

ByDavid Brand

ByDaniel Parra 3Comments

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Jul 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Pressed for Shelter Space, NYC Turns to Notorious Landlords with Ties to Mayor’s Chief of Staff

Brothers Stuart and Jay Podolsky—long known for profiting off of poorly-maintained housing, and who are recent clients of Adams’ Chief of Staff Frank Carone—are leasing at least three of their…

ByDavid Brand 5Comments

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Jun 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

Council Bill Could Force NYC to Report Actual Homeless Shelter Census—Eventually

Since Jan. 1, City Limits has been publishing more accurate homeless shelter census figures after a Council bill to force the city to publish a true number failed last year. The…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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May 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Eric Adams’ Revised Housing Budget ‘Just Not Enough,’ Despite Boost for Shelter Beds

“Coming out of this pandemic, addressing our affordable housing and homeless crisis is something that the mayor should be meeting with some urgency and a major expansion of resources,” said…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

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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

VIDEO: Homeless Families Are Waiting Longer in NYC Shelters. Here Are Their Stories

Opinion: City’s Rental Voucher Program Should Include Undocumented New Yorkers

NYC Considers Summer Camps to House Homeless Migrants

After Media-Frenzied Welcome, Asylum Seekers Endure Hardships of Shelter

NYC Now Leasing 11 Hotels for Families as Homeless Population Rises

NYC Struggles to Make Shelter Space for Rising Homeless Population

Pressed for Shelter Space, NYC Turns to Notorious Landlords with Ties to Mayor’s Chief of Staff

Council Bill Could Force NYC to Report Actual Homeless Shelter Census—Eventually

Tracking the Number of People in NYC Homeless Shelters in 2022

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