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Carole and John Bellitti say they have had their CityFHEPS housing voucher revoked because they do not have shelter history.

Housing

New York City senior mother and disabled son on the verge of homelessness due to voucher confusion

Posted on July 1, 2025

Affordable housing in Brooklyn

Housing

NYC’s Housing Crisis: How can NYC provide more affordable housing? Let us count the ways

Posted on April 23, 2025

Straphangers say they commute in rush hour alongside sleeping homeless.

Politics

Mental health: City Council says they found serious flaws in Mayor Adams’ involuntary removal policy in new report

Posted on March 24, 2025

Midtown NYC subway rider has filthy mental breakdown

Op-Ed

Op-ed | If they were bleeding, we would stop. Why shouldn’t we help the severely mentally ill now?

Posted on March 9, 2025

NYC mayoral race forum candidates speaking and listening

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC mayoral race: Democratic candidates debate affordable housing, mental health in shadow of Cuomo’s entry into contest

Posted on March 2, 2025

City Council rally on CityFHEPS expansion lawsuit

Housing

An ‘unsustainable’ program: Why has NYC’s spending on CityFHEPS housing vouchers grown by 44 times in 6 years?

Posted on February 25, 2025

Homeless individuals sleeping on a subway train in New York on Jan. 13, 2025.

Politics

Mayor Adams outlines ‘Bridge to Home’ mental health program aiming to help stop subway violence, chronic homelessness

Posted on January 15, 2025

Homeless individuals sleeping on a subway train in New York on Jan. 13, 2025.

Lander seeks ‘housing first’ plan to resolve street homeless, mental health and subway safety crises; gets rebuke from Mayor Adams

Posted on January 13, 2025

File image: The three defendants allegedly received over $500,000 in illegal kickback payments from a vendor selected to install security cameras at city homeless shelters

Brooklyn Paper

Ex-staffers of homeless nonprofit indicted in alleged kickback scheme

Those facing food insecurity received groceries from the West Side Campaign Against Hunger on Feb. 23 as COVID-era benefits hang in the balance.

Tackling food insecurity in NYC: Groups battle hunger as more New Yorkers find themselves struggling to eat

Posted on November 13, 2024

Bronx Council Member Oswald Feliz spoke at a rally against a proposed transitional housing project on Bainbridge Avenue.

Bronx Times

Mayor’s Office defends proposed transitional housing project in Fordham, countering Bronx community objections

Police in Garment District assist man with substance abuse issues

NYPD looks to combat rampant Garment District drug abuse problems after amNY investigation

Posted on October 27, 2024

Union Square Park

News

Homeless man found dead in Union Square Park: cops

Posted on September 5, 2024

NYPD officer in Queens Subway station

Queens

Homeless man arrested after double stabbing in Queens leaves two men hospitalized

Posted on August 7, 2024

A group of homeless individuals lounge in the sun.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Welcoming safe haven neighbors is key to addressing homelessness in NYC

Posted on August 4, 2024

MTA New York City Transit President Richard Davey

Op-ed | Making progress on subway crime and safety

Posted on May 12, 2024

Randy Mastro, corporation counsel nominee

Politics

Op-ed | A lawyer for all New York

Posted on April 29, 2024

6th Precinct commander addresses quality of life concerns

Village residents vent at 6th Precinct meeting over e-bikes, public drug use and shoplifting

Posted on February 29, 2024

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams threatens lawsuit over housing voucher law

Politics

Housing voucher lawsuit? Speaker Adams threatens to take mayor’s team to court if it doesn’t move forward with new law

Posted on January 9, 2024

Former Department of Social Services employee Trishana Jones filed a lawsuit in Bronx County Supreme Court, alleging that she was sexually abused by her superior, and the agency did little to protect her.

News

Social Services case worker sues city, alleging rampant sexual harassment

Posted on September 13, 2023

Many colorful school supplies and backpack arranged on blue background

Op-ed | School supplies are vital to a student’s academic readiness

Posted on July 20, 2023

Health

Will NYC’s new ‘Homeless Bill of Rights’ permit people the right to sleep outside?

Posted on May 21, 2023

Mayor Eric Adams

Politics

Mayor Adams faces backlash after signing executive order halting parts of right-to-shelter law before expected migrant surge

Posted on May 11, 2023

Health

NYC and nonprofits got $60 million in new federal aid to battle homelessness. Here’s how they’ll spend the money.

Posted on April 18, 2023

Grand Central Madison Opening

MTA will fine you up to $50 for sitting too long at Grand Central Madison

Posted on March 27, 2023

Customer uses ATM at bank in Brooklyn

Business

Cashing out: Banks across NYC cut ATM hours, boost security to ease customer fears

Posted on March 22, 2023

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Politics

City Council eyes expanding CityFHEPS housing benefit program to help vulnerable New Yorkers find permanent housing

Posted on January 18, 2023

2022 year in review NYC

Politics

Year in Review | The 12 biggest New York City news stories of 2022

Posted on December 28, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

‘A new beginning for East New York’: Construction begins on $1.2B affordable housing project

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Bronx

City teams up with AT&T and Digitunity to hand out laptops to families experiencing homelessness

Posted on December 12, 2022

Close-up of psychotherapist holding hands with a soldier during counseling at her office.

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | New York City’s veterans need our support year-round, not just on Veterans Day

Posted on November 9, 2022

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QNS

Mayor launches new program to provide homeless patients with affordable, supportive housing

Student homelessness still high in New York City

Politics

Huge amount of NYC students still experiencing homelessness, report finds

Posted on October 26, 2022

NYC volunteers housing migrants

In search of hope: NYC volunteers house migrants after city fails to provide shelter

Posted on September 11, 2022

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Arts & Entertainment

New York rallies around ‘Mosaic Man’ with GoFundMe

Posted on August 4, 2022

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Politics

Mayor Adams announces emergency procurement to obtain shelter for asylum seekers

Posted on August 1, 2022

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Chinatown

Smashed on the span: Homeless man’s Manhattan Bridge hut torn down by city workers

Posted on July 19, 2022

NYC Pride Parade returned in-person on June 26 to the West Village with LGBTQ people celebrating.

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Pride month is a time for reflection on homelessness in the LGBTQ+ community

Posted on June 28, 2022

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Politics

Councilmember Bottcher and WIN partner unveil planned expanded services in family shelters

Posted on June 16, 2022

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PoliticsNY

City residents disappointed with Adams & Hochul, according to new poll

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Bronx Times

Formerly incarcerated seniors find a second chance at housing, life in the halls of Trinity-Reverend William James Senior Apartments

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PoliticsNY

Sheinkopf Speaks: Taking the credit & passing the blame

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Bronx Times

NYC Progressives’ public art campaign centers housing and homelessness crises as priorities for city budget

Poor homeless man or refugee sleeping on the wooden bench on the urban street in the city, social documentary concept, selective focus, black and white

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Aging out of NYC Foster Care System

Posted on May 17, 2022

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Lower Manhattan

Adams backs hotel conversion bill in Albany that could help solve NYC’s homelessness crisis

Posted on May 1, 2022

Shakeba Jones, 48, talks about her brother’s homelessness.

Brooklyn

A tale of two siblings: Brooklyn woman sees hope, homeless brother sees despair, in Adams’ effort to end homelessness

Posted on May 1, 2022

NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams

City council leaders call on mayor to make greater investments in affordable and supportive housing

Posted on April 21, 2022

East Village homeless residents, cops and city officials in standoff over encampment crackdown

Posted on April 6, 2022

More from around NYC

bronx

Bronx High School of Science student receives $10K prize for academic excellence and community service

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cuomo and mamdani on primary election night

Brooklyn’s Ballots: Breaking down the primary election vote

Miss Simone is the focus of the forthcoming documentary "Miss Simone & The Queens of Stonewall."

Film screening spotlights forthcoming documentary ‘Miss Simone & The Queens of Stonewall’