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“I learned the hard way that affordable housing isn’t guaranteed—it’s conditional. The moment your income changes or an agency misses a form, the system recalculates your worth and can pull…

ByRhonda Jackson 0Comments

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Nov 2025

Government Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Wi-Fi Isn’t a Luxury

“Every step we need to take to get out of the shelter system involves using the internet to access resources, apply for jobs, and submit rental applications. You might think…

ByTroy Walker

ByReynaldo Medina 3Comments

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Oct 2025

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: What Happens When Reentry Starts with Housing?

“Every year, hundreds of thousands of Americans are released from prison. Too many step back into society with nowhere to go.”

ByMolly Wasow Park

ByJonathan Monsalve 0Comments

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Jun 2025

2025 Elections Government Homelessness Immigration Politics

Primary Voter Guide: The Mayoral Candidates’ Plans for Immigrant Communities

Among the Democratic candidates running in this month’s primary for mayor, three are children of immigrants and one is an immigrant himself.

ByDaniel Parra 3Comments

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Jan 2025

Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Housing Calendar NYCHA

NYC Housing Calendar, Jan. 13-20

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Apr 2023

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time for Supportive Housing to Live Up to its Name

“For decades, the government agencies that oversee and fund the supportive housing systems have disregarded the voices and needs of applicants and tenants, and instead prioritized the needs of providers,…

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Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: As Times Square Makes a Comeback, It’s Time to Help Those Still Struggling

‘Many vulnerable individuals experiencing homelessness or in need of other services are shuttled into the criminal justice system in a cruel and costly revolving door, often leaving them rightfully distrustful…

ByLauren Curatolo

ByTom Harris

ByBrenda Rosen

ByAshwin Vasan 2Comments

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Feb 2021

Housing and Homelessness News Opinion Transportation

Opinion: New York City has a Homelessness Problem—But it’s Not What You Think

‘We need to abandon once and for all the idea that homelessness is a choice, and that people are not in shelters because they don’t know better. The problem is…

ByJosiah Haken 8Comments

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Oct 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Queens Councilmember on the Glendale Shelter Debate

‘Why should we roll over and accept the mayor’s plan without putting up a fight?’

ByRobert Holden 0Comments

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Jan 2019

Opinion

CityViews: State Must Equip the City to Truly Combat the Homeless Crisis

‘Mayor de Blasio’s plan to combat homelessness was a good start, but its commitment to permanent housing solutions falls short for the magnitude of the emergency we face,’ Borough President…

ByEric Adams 0Comments

Opinion: Conditional Housing Is Still Discriminatory