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In the same week that Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan to open 90 new homeless shelters in New York City over the next five years, City Council legislation could limit his ability to do so, according to advocates for the homeless. The bill would prohibit ..Read More

A Queens Assemblyman’s plan to crack down on the city homeless crisis has managed to unite affordable housing advocates and landlords. The Rent Stabilization Association, the city’s largest landlord organization, Friday threw its support behind the ..Read More

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s declaration that the best New York City could do to reduce the ranks of homeless people in its shelters was to move 2,500 out over five years is rallying advocates and some elected officials behind a plan now working its way through th ..Read More

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s new plan to tackle the skyrocketing homeless population across the city includes an expanded effort to keep at-risk New Yorkers in their homes through rental assistance programs, he said Tuesday. The various rental assistance progr ..Read More

Mayor Bill de Blasio struck a somber tone as he unveiled his newest plan to mitigate the city’s homelessness crisis on Tuesday, lowering expectations for making a dent in the intractable issue he pledged to tackle when he campaigned for mayor more than three ..Read More

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday unveiled a new borough-based plan to reduce the footprint of New York City’s homeless shelter system and drive down the population of homeless New Yorkers relying on shelters. De Blasio outlined the timing and logistics of ..Read More

A chastened Mayor Bill de Blasio laid out a new approach for addressing the homelessness problem that has dogged him since he promised in his inauguration speech three years ago to make the city “a place where everyday people can afford to live, work and ..Read More

Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected on Tuesday to unveil a plan to open roughly 90 new homeless shelters throughout New York’s five boroughs, a stark increase devised to address his most vexing citywide problem. The move, which was confirmed by several people f ..Read More

In a settlement that could help thousands of families avoid eviction, New York State will substantially increase the monthly rent subsidies it provides to low-income families with children in New York City, a move that could help reduce the number of people in ..Read More