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Politics

Homeless advocates rail against Adams plan to take encampments off the sidewalks of New York

Posted on March 27, 2022

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NY Lawmakers on the Move, March 21, 2022

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Report finds that even more funding is needed for NYC homeless shelters next year

Posted on March 8, 2022

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EXCLUSIVE: amNY followed the NYPD around on public safety sweep of New York City’s subways

Posted on February 22, 2022

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Queens

Homeless man attacked in latest subway stabbing at Queens station: cops

Posted on February 19, 2022

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Chinatown

Horrific Chinatown murder shines light on homelessness, drug deals at nearby Sara D. Roosevelt Park

Posted on February 16, 2022

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‘A big red flag’: MTA says staff work with homeless takes more resources than transit

Posted on January 26, 2022

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Congressman Suozzi is pent up over Penn Station mess, citing crime, homelessness, and panhandlers

Posted on December 29, 2021

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Politics

State boosts value of housing voucher for homeless families

Posted on December 10, 2021

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Op-Ed

Op-ed | How the new governor can help the new mayor on homelessness

Posted on November 7, 2021

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Harlem

EXCLUSIVE: NYC homeless rights advocate faces eviction after voucher payment vanishes

Posted on September 29, 2021

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Bronx

Inside look: How NYC mobile teams turn homeless outreach into a surrogate family

Posted on September 19, 2021

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Op-Ed | New York City must do more about homeless policy amid COVID-19

Posted on August 9, 2021

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Politics

De Blasio and City Council commits $40 million to private shelter security guards

Posted on June 18, 2021

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De Blasio says NYC ready to move homeless out of hotels and into shelters

Posted on June 16, 2021

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Upper West Side

Mayoral hopeful Shaun Donovan pledges to house homeless LGBTQ+ youth

Posted on June 8, 2021

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Greenwich Village

Mayoral candidate Maya Wiley warns Lynch: ‘There is a new sheriff in town’

Posted on June 1, 2021

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Harlem

NYC housing voucher increase will let scores of homeless families find a permanent home

Posted on May 25, 2021

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Downtown

A second chance: FDR homeless couple start GoFundMe amidst eviction threats

Posted on April 15, 2021

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Op-Ed

Op-Ed | To combat homelessness, coordinate city policy with criminal justice reform

Posted on April 7, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

Couple living under the FDR Drive in East Village threatened with removal over construction work

Posted on April 5, 2021

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Poverty is a slow-moving disaster

Posted on March 30, 2021

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Health

De Blasio swings back at Cuomo with letter seeking aid to help New York City’s homeless

Posted on March 6, 2021

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Lower East Side

Home sweet home: De Blasio helps NYC celebrate 1,000th veteran housed with Lower East Side celebration

Posted on February 23, 2021

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Former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn rules out run for mayor in 2021

Posted on February 22, 2021

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Cuomo chimes in on NYC mayor’s race by rattling off problems under de Blasio’s watch

Posted on February 19, 2021

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Midtown Manhattan

Protesters block Midtown traffic with makeshift house as they demand tax on richest New Yorkers

Posted on February 11, 2021

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MTA criticized after tweet cites homelessness for the reason subway benches removed

Posted on February 7, 2021

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Op-ed | Mayor de Blasio Must Reauthorize Emergency Funding for Hungry New Yorkers

Posted on January 24, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

Homeless advocates outraged after judge orders Lucerne Hotel residents moved from Upper West Side

Posted on November 25, 2020

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Eric Adams expected to announce run for mayor, set to tackle city’s COVID-19 challenges

Posted on November 18, 2020

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Opinion

Op-Ed | New York City has enough vacant apartments to house the homeless: It’s time to do it

Posted on November 17, 2020

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn homeless shelter finally moves forward after multiple delays

Posted on October 22, 2020

Cops clean up homeless encampment across from Stuyvesant Town

Posted on October 21, 2020

Hell’s Kitchen

Hell’s Kitchen residents demand that city strengthen homeless services

Posted on October 20, 2020

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Business

Vagrant vendors in East Village get tickets as cops work to break up junk market

Posted on October 18, 2020

the city

Upper West Side

Ahead of Upper West Side shelter move, homeless allies downtown pull from ‘Open Hearts’ playbook

Posted on October 14, 2020

Drug-fueled peddlers in East Village create block-long flea market selling junk

Posted on October 13, 2020

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Upper West Side

De Blasio vague on next steps after decision to halt homeless removal from West Side hotels

Posted on September 15, 2020

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Lower Manhattan

#OccupyCityHall encampment becomes a microcosm of New York’s current woes

Posted on July 21, 2020

Pandemic forces city to remove residents from controversial Queens homeless shelter

Posted on May 23, 2020

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MTA rep challenges de Blasio to ‘get out of his car’ and face the subway homeless crisis

Posted on April 28, 2020

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Op-Ed

As New York battles coronavirus, the homeless crisis rages on, too

Posted on March 26, 2020

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Ask the MTA: About G train crowding and homelessness

Posted on February 18, 2020

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Homeless couple says NYC agency pressured them into renting a bad New Jersey apartment

Posted on December 9, 2019

Editorial: City Hall is no help for New York’s homeless

Posted on December 6, 2019

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New York

Mayor announces new 311 initiative to combat homelessness in NYC

Posted on November 26, 2019

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Health

City expands its ‘Outreach’ to homeless people living on the streets

Posted on November 14, 2019

More from around NYC

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

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Race through summer: Here are July’s top runs in Queens

Top dog: Joey Chestnut returns, wins 17th title at Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest

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