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In a motion set to be filed Wednesday in state court, the legislative body asks to join a recently-filed lawsuit against Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, seeking to compel implementation of…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Opinion: For a More Equitable Supportive Housing Workforce, Promote From Within

“Black New Yorkers are disproportionately affected by homelessness, making up 58 percent of shelter residents; 80 percent of the workers caring for these individuals are women of color, yet the…

ByChinetta Mitchell

ByChandra Redfern 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Housing and Homelessness

Can Host-Home Programs Help Relieve NYC’s Housing Crisis?

As much of the country grapples with an affordable housing shortage, host-home and home sharing programs—which typically pair people who have a room to spare with those in need of…

BySunny Nagpaul 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Opinion

Opinion: New York Must Do More to House Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence

“For mixed-status households, where at least one member of the family is not a U.S. citizen or eligible immigrant, it can be difficult—if not impossible—to access sufficient housing support.”

ByGabriela Sandoval Requena 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Housing and Homelessness News

City Limits’ Housing Reporter Emma Whitford Promoted to Deputy Editor

Whitford, who joined City Limits as Senior Housing Reporter in February, will continue to report for the news site’s core housing beat and will serve as editor for its series…

ByCity Limits 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

Immigrant Adults Shuffled from Hotels to Tent Shelters, As City Seeks to Free Up Space

City Limits spoke with several of the immigrants being transferred from the Holiday Inn Manhattan downtown to the new, large congregate shelter on Randall’s Island, a group that included a…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Politics

State Grants Reduced Shelter Standards For Adults ‘When Necessary’

Clean mattresses, sheets and pillows. Towels, soap and toilet paper. These are among the shelter requirements New York State has agreed to waive in instances where no alternative is available—specifically…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Education Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Graduating College is Hard Enough. Housing Insecurity Makes it Harder

“The Hope Center for College Community and Justice’s 2019 CUNY #RealCollege Survey found that 55 percent of students worry about where they will live, and 14 percent, or about 34,000…

ByLiz Krueger

ByAnn Shalof 0Comments

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Jul 2023

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Politics

As Homeless Population Booms, NYC Steps Closer to an Accurate Shelter Census

An inaugural city report groups together shelter headcounts from five municipal systems, revealing a truer—and larger—picture of the homelessness crisis than the often-cited Department of Homeless Services count.

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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Jul 2023

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Politics

Former Homeless Services Head to Oppose City in Right-to-Shelter Litigation

Steve Banks, who served as social services commissioner under former Mayor Bill de Blasio, is returning to a familiar posture—opposing City Hall in litigation over the city’s unique shelter rights…