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The brutal killing last week of four men as they slept outdoors in Chinatown has put renewed attention on New York City’s homelessness crisis. At a vigil for the…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Oct 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Murders Demand a Deeper Look at How We Treat the Homeless

‘An honest examination of what happened must consider larger contextual factors at play, which include a marked lack of truly affordable housing, useful mental health services, and easily accessible and…

ByKiana Davis

ByCraig Hughes

ByHelen Strom 1Comment

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Sep 2019

Housing and Homelessness Podcasts

Top De Blasio Official: ‘We’ve Been Able to Break the Trajectory of Homelessness’

‘For the first time in a decade, the DHS shelter census is flat and actually trending downward,’ Steven Banks, the commissioner of the Department of Social Services, told the Max…

ByJarrett Murphy 7Comments

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Sep 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Council Could Try to Force City to Boost Value of Homeless Vouchers

CityFHEPS, the city’s voucher system has moved many homeless people into housing. But more linger in shelters because the voucher won’t pay enough to cover the rent.

ByHarry DiPrinzio 3Comments

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Sep 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Data Drop: Which NYC Neighborhoods Host the Most Homeless-Shelter Beds?

Mayor de Blasio’s plan to build 90 new homeless shelters around the city has encountered fierce opposition in several neighborhoods. Opponents in different communities point to different reasons for resisting…

ByJarrett Murphy 5Comments

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Sep 2019

Housing and Homelessness

The Shelter Wars: City’s Need for Beds Meets Opposition in Several Neighborhoods

Overblown neighborhood fears create a political environment in which local leaders face risks for supporting a sensible shelter policy. In the middle, but rarely heard amid the uproar, are everyday…

ByAhmed Jallow 7Comments

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Jun 2019

Housing and Homelessness

What’s it Like Growing Older in the NYC Homeless Shelter System?

For senior citizens and the disabled, life in the shelters—and the effort to exit to a permanent home—bring unique challenges.

ByRoshan Abraham 5Comments

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Mar 2018

Podcasts

Max & Murphy: Top Homeless Advocate on Shelter Numbers, De Blasio’s Agenda, Cuomo’s Record

Giselle Routhier, policy director at the Coalition for the Homeless, talks about the latest shelter numbers, the highlights and low points of Mayor de Blasio’s record on homelessness and the…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Jan 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Counting the Homeless, and the Ways We All Fail Them

A stint volunteering on the annual HOPE tally of the street homeless ‘made me stop thinking about homelessness as one big crisis and forced me instead to see what it…

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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Jan 2018

Housing and Homelessness News

ZoneIn Video Tour #2: the Pros and Cons of a Jerome Avenue Rezoning

A Bronx resident gives a tour of Jerome Avenue and gives his take on the city’s looming rezoning proposal.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew

ByMarc Bussanich 4Comments

In Wake of Homeless Slaying, City Shelter Plans in the Spotlight

Opinion: Murders Demand a Deeper Look at How We Treat the Homeless

Top De Blasio Official: ‘We’ve Been Able to Break the Trajectory of Homelessness’

Council Could Try to Force City to Boost Value of Homeless Vouchers

Data Drop: Which NYC Neighborhoods Host the Most Homeless-Shelter Beds?

The Shelter Wars: City’s Need for Beds Meets Opposition in Several Neighborhoods

What’s it Like Growing Older in the NYC Homeless Shelter System?

Max & Murphy: Top Homeless Advocate on Shelter Numbers, De Blasio’s Agenda, Cuomo’s Record

CityViews: Counting the Homeless, and the Ways We All Fail Them

ZoneIn Video Tour #2: the Pros and Cons of a Jerome Avenue Rezoning

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