Homelessness
Policy
Homeless sweeps a 'failure,' NYC comptroller says in audit
Of the 2,308 people involuntarily removed from street encampments, just three ended up in permanent housing.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: There’s no such thing as homelessness fraud
If someone is seeking a bed in a shelter, it’s because they need a bed in a shelter.
Homelessness
Policy
Mayor, City Council head for likely veto showdown over expanding housing vouchers
Mayor Eric Adams vetoed a package of bills expanding access to housing vouchers, but the City Council is prepared to vote to override the veto.
Housing
Policy
Adams nixes ‘90-day rule’ for homeless New Yorkers – setting up possible veto of housing voucher expansion
City Council leaders believe they would have enough votes to override a mayoral veto.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Poor air quality just added to the problems homeless people face in New York City
People living on the street were among the most vulnerable to the wildfire smoke that blanketed the city.
Homelessness
Policy
Homeless persons among most vulnerable as air quality remains unhealthy
As many New Yorkers remain on city streets exposed to potential health risks, advocates and city outreach teams have fanned out across the city, administering aid and encouraging people to come indoors.
Homelessness
Policy
Why does Eric Adams oppose legislation that could free up shelter space?
City Hall said that council legislation to expand eligibility for housing vouchers would cost billions and make it more difficult for those most in need to access them.
Politics
Politics
Adams calls for stronger mental health interventions following Jordan Neely’s killing
Mayor Eric Adams did not directly criticize Daniel Penny, the former Marine who put Neely into a deadly chokehold on a subway car
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Jordan Neely’s death shows how homeless people are the ones at risk
Neely didn’t deserve to die for being in a heightened level of distress.
Politics
Politics
After criticism, Hochul tries to clarify comments on subway killing
Progressives criticized the governor – and Mayor Adams – for not forcefully condemning the killing of Jordan Neely.
Homelessness
Policy
Bill for privacy in homeless shelters unites progressives, conservatives
New York City Council members say individual sleeping areas would improve homeless New Yorkers’ quality of life.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Jennifer Mitchell returns to The Doe Fund as organization’s CEO
Bringing in her expertise as executive director of The HOPE Program, Mitchell hopes to tackle the homelessness and affordable housing crisis in New York City.
Policy
Policy
Advocates decry 90-day waiting rule on affordable housing for sheltered New Yorkers as needless
A bill is now in the City Council to scrap the waiting period, but Mayor Eric Adams hasn’t said he’ll support it.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
What it was like with Eric Adams overnight at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal
A Q&A with homeless advocate Shams DaBaron on visiting the migrant facility and more.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Symposium discusses solutions to homelessness and mental illness in New York
Experts gathered at the event sponsored by HELP USA and hosted by City & State to discuss policies and practices to improve housing and mental health services for the unhoused.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
How NYC’s Code Blue emergency notice aims to protect homeless people
When temperatures drop, the city tries to eliminate barriers to sheltering people – but advocates worry about police involvement.
New York City
Policy
Strategies for solving homelessness in New York City and across the U.S.
A look at how communities are making progress helping people who are homeless.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
NYC’s public spaces are becoming increasingly hostile toward homeless people
Limited seating, or a lack of it, in places like Moynihan Train Hall, don’t make the city’s affordability problem go away.
Transportation
Policy
NYC’s public spaces are becoming increasingly hostile toward homeless people
Limited seating, or a lack of it, in places like Moynihan Train Hall, don’t make the city’s affordability problem go away.
Homelessness
Policy