City forced to house homeless families in offices for first time since 2014 Posted on July 27, 2022 by Brian Pascus in Crain's New York As many as eight families seeking emergency homeless assistance slept at Department of Homeless Services offices in the Bronx in the past week as the city’s shelter system hit peak capacity and no space was available. Read more… ..Read More
Homeless Shelters are Overflowing — And Most Likely in Poor Areas, Despite Fair Share Promises Posted on July 26, 2022 by GREG B. SMITH AND SUHAIL BHAT in The City Mayor Eric Adams says every community must do its part to house the homeless. Yet his own Department of Homeless Services is canceling planned shelters in the face of community pushback. Read more… ..Read More
NYC public-private partnership to deliver $8 million aimed at alleviating homelessness Posted on July 26, 2022 by Sahalie Donaldson in City and State New York The Homeless Assistance Fund will be used by nonprofit Breaking Ground to connect homeless New Yorkers with housing and treatment programs. Read more… ..Read More
NYC Evictions Have Increased Every Month This Year Posted on July 26, 2022 by David Brand in City Limits So far this year, city marshals have executed at least 1,527 residential evictions, according to statistics maintained by the Department of Investigation (DOI). The true number of legal evictions is likely higher because DOI updates its database only after a m ..Read More
In stunning admission, NYC officials say they left migrant families stranded without shelter Posted on July 21, 2022 by Sara Dorn in City and State New York The admission came after days of criticism over the city’s handling of asylum seekers – and Mayor Eric Adams’ narrative surrounding the issue. Read more… ..Read More
Op-Ed | The city’s housing blueprint is incomplete without ending housing discrimination Posted on July 20, 2022 by Beatriz De La Torre in AMNY For years, New York City’s elected officials and agency leaders tried to address New York’s homelessness crisis in a silo, separate from the city’s housing plan. As a result, we saw fewer housing options for those in most need and a growing number of our ..Read More
NYC homeless advocates cast doubt on Eric Adams’ claims that ‘2,800 asylum seekers’ have entered shelters Posted on July 19, 2022 by Sara Dorn in City and State New York Advocates accused the mayor of using asylum seekers and the federal government as scapegoats for the failures of his own housing policies. Read more… ..Read More
All Aboard the P Train: ‘Soiled Car’ Incidents On Track for Pre-Pandemic Levels Posted on July 18, 2022 by JOSE MARTINEZ in The City With bathrooms closed since the coronavirus outbreak, the number of train cars that have to be taken out of service because of No. 1 and No 2 is reaching pre-pandemic levels — even as ridership remains lower. Read more… ..Read More
‘It’s Like a Slum’: Supportive Housing Tenants Cope with Violation-Filled Homes. Provider Blames Underfunding Posted on July 13, 2022 by David Brand in City Limits Postgraduate Center for Mental Health has $130 million in two cash reserves and steady funding from the state, but conditions inside the apartments it rents for low-income tenants continue to deteriorate. The organization says it is forced to rent substandard ..Read More
