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Report: New Mayor Should Stop Re-Housing the Homeless
Some mayoral candidates want to restore programs that place homeless families in regular housing. But one think-tank believes those programs drive shelter demand.
Bloomberg's Homelessness Saga: Success. Failure. Now What?
The mayor aimed to significantly reduce the homeless shelter population. The opposite has happened. Now, there's a lot more blame to go around than ideas on what to do next.
A Brief History of Homelessness in New York
The homeless have always been with us. But somewhere along the way they changed from an isolated population of alcoholic men to a visible problem affecting families with children.
Bloomberg's Homeless Plan Was Incredibly Ambitious
Produced in close concert with advocates, the mayor's 2004 initiative aimed for a paradigm shift in how the city approached homelessness. And it aimed to achieve it in record time.
As Homeless Numbers Rose, Clashes Over Policies
The city and advocates argued over a series of issues. But they mostly joined forces to defend a crucial state program torpedoed by the state.
Debate Over Root of Shelter Surge, Mayor's Legacy
Some blame the collapse of a key housing program for high homeless numbers. Others say economic woes are still a factor.
The Men Who Ride the Homeless Bus
Neighbors of the M35's 125th Street stop are frustrated by garbage and bad behavior they blame on men who use the bus to get to and from Ward's Island. The guys on the bus have their own frustrations.
City Investigating Home for LGBT Youth
Current and former residents of a group home for LGBT youth say physical abuse, sexual misconduct and financial mismanagement were common.
Deep Concerns about ‘Three-Quarter’ Housing
Three-quarter homes give people who are homeless, leaving prison or seeking substance-abuse treatment a place to stay. But critics say the houses are unregulated and sometimes unsafe.
Lawsuits Target Three-Quarter Operators
At some dormitories for homeless people, lawyers allege, landlords forced tenants to attend particular drug programs and failed to provide safe housing. But operators say they were trying to do good—or at least following the law.
Three-Quarter Houses Mix Problems with Positives
The unregulated rooming houses often feature crowded, unsafe conditions. But even some critics point out that they play an important role in keeping people off the street.
Amid Court Fight, Formerly Homeless In Limbo
The end of the Advantage subsidy program leaves advocates battling to salvage a policy they criticized, the city bracing for more demand for scarce shelter beds and low-income families wondering what comes next.
Winter Raises Stakes for Homeless in Greenpoint
Community opposition hasn't stopped plans for a large shelter in the waterfront neighborhood, where five homeless people have been found dead in the past 15 months.
From Blue-Collar to the Welfare Line
Walter Greene worked for a living. Then the work disappeared. Now, like thousands of other low-income New Yorkers, he navigates homeless shelter rules and the welfare bureaucracy.
One Woman's Plan to Beat Poverty
Beverly Davis has a full-time job, a family she supports and a college course to complete. She has plans to become a police officer. Public benefits are essential to her move from low-wage work to economic independence.
The Principal Is New. The School Is Closing.
With new boss Dennis Walcott, the city school system gets a new chance to improve relations with parents and teachers. But there'll be no second chance for Robeson High in Bed-Stuy. What does that mean for students?
On The Street, Making Plans: Q&A With A Homeless Girl
She came to the city for a concert and never left. Now she's part of the city's complex culture of street homelessness—where cardboard signs are gold, and you're either a "crusty" or you're not.
Senate, Assembly Resist Cuomo Cuts To Services
Legislators want to restore many human services that Gov. Cuomo proposed cutting. But the Senate and Assembly still differ by tens of millions of dollars on social funding, and some programs still face elimination.
Critics Of Homeless Program Fight To Save It
Advocates for the homeless have long criticized the Bloomberg administration's approach to getting people out of shelters. But with the state threatening to end funding for the program, most advocates have joined the city to oppose the cuts.
Grandparents Who Parent Are Facing Budget Cuts
Thousands of New York children are raised by relatives other than their parents. Many rely on state programs to support their unexpected second stint as guardians.
Over 3,000 New Yorkers live on the streets or in the subways and nearly 40,000 reside in shelters. These numbers have soared in recent years reportedly due to the economic recession. With thousands of layoffs, it is not surprising that many New Yorkers found it challenging to keep up with home payments while keeping food on the table. Many turn to the shelters as a means of support during difficult times. The city’s Department of Homeless Services works to prevent homelessness and to aid those already homeless.
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Fewer Homeless on Streets, Lots More on Subways - Jarrett Murphy
The Department of Homeless Services announced a "decline of 28 percent across the five boroughs since 2005." That was the good news.
City Limits Criminal Justice Reporting Honored - Jarrett Murphy
The National Council on Crime and Delinquency recognized our coverage of staff sexual misconduct in New York's prisons and the housing challenges facing former inmates.
Feds Fall Down on Homeless Women Vets - Jarrett Murphy
The number of homeless women veterans tracked by the federal Department of Veterans Affairs has more than doubled in the past five years, but they are poorly served by existing programs, an investigation finds.
Plan Calls for Longer Shelter Stays - Jarrett Murphy
A new report on homelessness in New York calls for some shelter residents to be housed for a year to 18 months, so they can get the time and resources needed to become self-sufficient.
Read It: Court Backs City Cut of Homeless Program - Jarrett Murphy
A state judge ruled that New York can end a rent-subsidy program for formerly homeless people that lost its state and federal funding.
AIDS Program Cuts Stir Protest - Johann Hamilton
Advocates are speaking out against proposed cuts to programs that feed and house people living with HIV/AIDS.
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Don't Forget Shelters' Role in Homelessness Crisis
Yes, solving the homelessness crisis will take more affordable housing and living-wage jobs. But it will also require a better shelter system.
Homelessness: It's About Race, Not Just Poverty
A new report finds black families are seven times more likely than whites to end up in the shelter system. For a minority group that's faced official and informal housing discrimination, poverty is only part of the explanation.
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Homes Underwater: Forebearance Alternatives for Sandy-Affected Homeowners
A report by Franklin Romeo and Jennifer Ching of (Queens Legal Services and Legal Services NYC) explores foreclosure risks in neighborhoods hit hard by Sandy and finds that some of the steps taken by banks in the wake of the storm "[create] a situation where a homeowner is likely to fall into a mortgage delinquency."
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