Social justice leaders urge Albany to pass ‘Good Cause’ eviction bill
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“We must act now to prevent this inequity from compounding once the pandemic subsides.”
Read MoreCity’s homeless outreach plan includes subway station shutdown
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“Our COVID-19 response must prioritize the most vulnerable New Yorkers.”
Read MoreNew affordable housing complex opens as city invests in shorefront community
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A total of 50 units will be set aside for households earning less than $50,000 per year.
Read MoreRecord number of volunteers canvass streets for annual homeless count
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“In a world where you can be anything, be kind.”
Read MoreCity probes Jamaica shelter provider’s ‘truly problematic’ dealings
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“This is not a good situation.”
Read MoreProgram to help subway homeless conceals arrest quota system, transit cops claim
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“The homeless are now clearly being targeted as violators of transit rules and being treated differently than any other citizen.”
Read MoreCUNY Law professor highlights homelessness in collaborative news site
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Law at the Margins introduced the series in mid-December 2019.
Read More101 lawmakers sign Hevesi letter demanding homelessness prevention tool
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A total of 59,378 people, including 21,352, stayed in a Department of Homeless Services shelter on the night of Jan. 2.
Read MoreHomeless Persons’ Memorial Day honors the New Yorkers who died in 2019
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The annual Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day honors the individuals who die without stable housing amid New York City’s historic homelessness crisis.
Read MoreNYC shifts policy on permanent housing for street homeless
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The city will create 1,000 new permanent apartments to house so-called street homeless individuals.
Read MoreCity launches outreach initiative for homeless New Yorkers
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More than 60,000 New Yorkers experiencing homelessness are currently living in shelters.
Read MoreMore than 20K Queens students were homeless last school year: report
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“The number of New York City students who experienced homelessness last year could fill the Barclays Center six times.”
Read MoreChaotic Glendale shelter hearing elicits anti-homeless hate and discrimination
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“Put them in a separate area away from society.”
Read MoreMTA will deploy cops and state officials in vague plan to address subway homelessness
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“We will be helping people seek shelter,” an official told the Eagle on background, but that official conceded that they were not entirely sure what the effort would entail.
Read MoreCoalition for the Homeless asks for school supplies for kids in need
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The items will be distributed to homeless children throughout New York City.
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