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Today the New York City Council voted to authorize a legal challenge against the City?s proposed new bureaucratic rules that would deny shelter to homeless adults, including those living with mental illness.

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Notorious foreclosure firm, Steven J. Baum PC, most recently known for their heartless mocking of homeless people, is closing its doors.

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Community organizations, advocates, unions, and Occupy Wall Street joined together last Thursday in a rally/march for economic justice.

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With the court appeal in limbo, the City announced it will pay November Advantage rents.

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Today Coalition for the Homeless released a new report documenting how New York City's homeless shelter population has grown to over 41,000 people -- including 17,000 children -- for the first time ever, and analyzing the failed Bloomberg policies behind this alarming rise.

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Last night the Bloomberg administration announced new eligibility requirements for homeless single adults seeking shelter -- a move that will effectively deny shelter to a great number of those in need.

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Yvonne McCain, lead plaintiff in a historic lawsuit that ensured the right to shelter for homeless children and families, passed away this week. She will be remembered as a true New York hero.

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