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“We think this bill will bring much-needed transparency to how the administration is conducting these sweeps, and what is involved in them,” said Councilmember Sandy Nurse. “And if you think…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Aug 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness

“They Are Fast to Get You Out of Here”: Asylum Seekers Bed Down Outdoors as Shelter System Buckles

The administration said this week that its shelter system is at capacity. In addition to those sleeping under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, dozens are also camping out on sidewalks outside the…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

‘Policy Failure’: Audit Finds 3 Housing Placements From Months of Street Homeless Sweeps

Of the 2,308 homeless New Yorkers present during the city’s encampment sweeps over more than eight months in 2022, only three people—about 0.1 percent—had landed in permanent housing placements as…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Climate and Environment Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

Amid Air Quality Crisis, Officials Urge People Indoors. What About Street Homeless New Yorkers?

Air pollution is an added stressor for vulnerable populations who already suffer disproportionately from underlying health effects, including the estimated thousands of unhoused New Yorkers living on the city’s streets.

ByEmma Whitford

ByMary Cunningham 0Comments

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Apr 2023

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

HUD Directs $60 Million to Shelter Street Homeless New Yorkers

That funding will go towards the New York City Continuum of Care (CoC) to address street homelessness, including the creation of a centralized “unit” to connect people with outreach teams…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Jan 2023

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: City’s Homeless Count Misses a Critical Population—Unhoused New Yorkers in Hospitals

“The city’s annual census–known as the Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE)–has served as a tool for measuring our progress toward ending street homelessness. However, HOPE misses a critical component of…

ByBonnie Mohan

ByTess Sommer 1Comment

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Sep 2022

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Politics Transportation

The NYPD Now Decides What Homeless Encampments Get Swept

The new, formalized procedure essentially codifies what has become a de facto sweeps policy under Mayor Eric Adams, and replaces a 2020 directive that removed the NYPD from most street…

ByDavid Brand 10Comments

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Jul 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

What Would It Take to Move Street Homeless New Yorkers into Housing?

If the ultimate goal is housing, might there be a way to save lives and money by giving some people a key to their own apartment without the wait, bypassing…

ByDavid Brand 5Comments

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May 2021

Housing and Homelessness

NYC Touts Drop in Street Homelessness, But Advocates Say Count Obscures Extent of Crisis

The city’s annual count of street homeless New Yorkers recorded a 38 percent decrease this year. But advocates say the city increased enforcement against homeless encampments—known as sweeps or clean-ups—in…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Jan 2018

Housing and Homelessness

The Real Life Give-and-Take of NYC’s Homeless Outreach Efforts

Gov. Cuomo and editorial writers often chide the city about doing more to get street homeless people into shelters. A few nights with one of New York’s street outreach teams…

ByJackson Chen 1Comment

Council Bill Would Require Monthly Reports On Street Homeless Sweeps