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The mayor issued a directive to the NYPD, emergency medical services and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene empowering them to “involuntarily transport” people experiencing acute mental health crises…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Nov 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

Rise of the ‘SHIMBY’? New Report Outlines Steps to Social Housing

A new report describes the path to social housing in New York through 20 policy proposals, from overhauling the property tax code and abolishing the city’s tax lien sale to…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Oct 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: It’s Time to Think Outside the Box to Solve the Shelter Crisis

“It is time for the governor and the legislature to step up to the plate and start acting like a partner to Mayor Eric Adams instead of a spectator. In fact,…

ByRobert Mascali 0Comments

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Sep 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Justice

What Would NYC Look Like Without Right to Shelter? Bleak, Say the People Who’ve Needed It

The city’s ‘right to shelter’ provides a basic safety net not seen anywhere else in the country, allowing anyone who wants a shelter bed to get one (at least temporarily).…

ByDavid Brand 11Comments

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Sep 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice News

Bill to Require Mental Health Staff at Family Shelters Spurs Worry Over ‘Unintended Effects’

Supporters of the legislation, which would require the city to fund the placement of mental health professionals on-site at all homeless shelters with children, say it would increase access to…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Sep 2022

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Politics

NYC Homeless Agency Scrambles for Capacity After Latest ‘Right to Shelter’ Violation

For at least the third time in three months Monday, New York City’s homeless services agency violated its legal obligation to provide temporary shelter to anyone who requests it—this time…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Sep 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Justice

Hundreds of Families Forced from Domestic Violence Shelters into Strained DHS System Each Year

A six-month cap on stays and a lack of permanent housing options have combined to drive more than 1,550 families out of domestic violence shelters and directly into the Department…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Sep 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Amid Inflation and Increased Demand, Human Services Workers Struggle with Burnout

Citywide, workers at nonprofits under contract to provide support and essential services to New Yorkers at a time of unprecedented crisis say they feel overworked, overwhelmed and burnt out. As…

ByOlivia Bensimon 2Comments

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Nov 2021

Education Government Podcasts Politics

City Watch: Childcare, Rental Assistance and Other Advice for NYC’s Next Mayor

Richard Buery, new CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation and a former deputy mayor who oversaw implementation of the de Blasio administration’s signature Pre-K for All initiative, offer’s advice for…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Nov 2020

Economy Government Health

Big Response, Huge Need: NYC’s Welfare System Amid COVID-19

The city’s social safety net has stretched to address the economic disaster created by the pandemic. It might have further to go.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

Adams Orders Forced Removals of People Deemed Mentally Ill, While Housing Remains Out of Reach

Opinion: It’s Time to Think Outside the Box to Solve the Shelter Crisis

What Would NYC Look Like Without Right to Shelter? Bleak, Say the People Who’ve Needed It

Bill to Require Mental Health Staff at Family Shelters Spurs Worry Over ‘Unintended Effects’

Hundreds of Families Forced from Domestic Violence Shelters into Strained DHS System Each Year

City Watch: Childcare, Rental Assistance and Other Advice for NYC’s Next Mayor

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