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The Adams administration has touted Safe Havens as an alternative for those who would rather sleep outside than in a traditional homeless shelter. But there are too few of the…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Mar 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

2021 Was Deadliest Year on Record for Homeless New Yorkers

Last year, 640 unhoused people died in shelters, hospitals or the streets, 4 percent higher than in 2020, when COVID-19 first struck New York City. The rise in fatalities was…

ByDavid Brand 9Comments

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Jan 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

Hochul, Housing and Homelessness: 5 Takeaways from the Governor’s 2022 Plan

Kathy Hochul’s first State of the State proposal included sweeping plans for affordable housing, free legal assistance for low-income tenants and sending social workers into the subways to conduct homeless…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Nov 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

Officials Probe Police Beating of Man in West Village, Renewing Debate Over NYPD Role in Homeless Response

The incident came on the heels of another violent encounter between police and New Yorkers who were camping out on a Lower Manhattan sidewalk near Tompkins Square Park Nov. 10.

ByDavid Brand 6Comments

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Sep 2021

Housing and Homelessness Justice

As NYC’s Jail Crisis Worsens, Stable Housing Could Be the Difference Between Rikers and Release

As a deepening humanitarian crisis inside the Rikers Island jail complex fuels efforts to release more detainees, a judge’s decision can come down to one key consideration: Do they have…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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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

09

Mar 2020

Housing and Homelessness

City Doing Hundreds of Homeless ‘Clean-Ups’ Each Year

Critics say sending teams of cops, sanitation workers and outreach personnel to roust people from their makeshift homes is punishing victims rather than addressing the homelessness problem.

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Feb 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Homeless Young Adults Can Fall through a Crack in Shelter System

Homeless people who age out of the shelters that serve teenagers face a difficult choice: enter the adult system in order to access the programs operated there’, or stay on…

ByGenia Gould 0Comments

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Aug 2015

Opinion

Are There More Homeless People in New York City?

A veteran advocate digs through the available statistics to find a fuzzy answer on how many homeless there are, let alone whether their numbers are increasing.

ByJeff Foreman 1Comment

The City is Pushing Homeless New Yorkers Off the Streets and Subways. Where Will They Go?

2021 Was Deadliest Year on Record for Homeless New Yorkers

Hochul, Housing and Homelessness: 5 Takeaways from the Governor’s 2022 Plan

Officials Probe Police Beating of Man in West Village, Renewing Debate Over NYPD Role in Homeless Response

As NYC’s Jail Crisis Worsens, Stable Housing Could Be the Difference Between Rikers and Release

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

City Doing Hundreds of Homeless ‘Clean-Ups’ Each Year

Homeless Young Adults Can Fall through a Crack in Shelter System

Are There More Homeless People in New York City?

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