The potential migrant shelter at Aqueduct Racetrack at Resorts World Casino, which was floated by city officials as a possibility along with the Creedmoor site in mid-July, no longer seems like a viable option for shelter, city officials confirmed to the Eagle this week.
Read MoreDespite a major change to its service population, an impending homeless shelter in Briarwood that will only be open to senior men still faces opposition from a group of residents.
Read MoreFollowing months of outrage from a local lawmaker and a group of vocal Briarwood residents, a proposed homeless shelter for the neighborhood will now have an age restriction on the population it soon will serve.
Read MoreA community board in Western Queens is calling on the city to live up to its promise to its residents, both housed and unhoused, to provide safe and consistent shelter to all in the district.
Read More“I felt traumatized, ostracized, demoralized and like my life was over.”
Read More“This legislation is a good way to tackle the dual problems of distressed properties and lack of affordable housing.”
Read More“We’ve got $2.4 billion coming down the pike.”
Read More“If we do nothing, then countless people will be subject to eviction right now.”
Read More“Our system is sick and it’s broken, and if you’re gonna help our people this is the way.”
Read MoreIn 2013, an Astoria councilman defended stop and frisk. Now top candidates want to defund the police.
Read More“It would be a tragedy if people were evicted who qualify for the rent relief program because it isn’t authorized.”
Read More“We have known for decades that supportive housing works.”
Read MorePermanent housing is the best way to move people off the streets, the authors say.
Read More“It’s not they don’t want to come inside. It’s that they don’t have the right offer.”
Read MoreTenants have submitted about 24,000 hardship declaration forms — up from 2,300 in mid-February.
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