Month: September 2022

Mayor Adams sought Thursday to clear up confusion over controversial statements he made about reconsidering New York’s landmark right-to-shelter law amid growing concern that the shelter system remains on the cusp of collapse due to a recent influx of Latin ..Read More

One in six homeless individuals and families in New York City eligible for government-assisted supportive housing received it in the last fiscal year, according to a recently released report. Read more… ..Read More

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams released a statement Wednesday on the ongoing surge of asylum seekers arriving in New York City and a recent group which was initially denied shelter beds earlier this week. Read more… ..Read More

The arrival of thousands of migrants this summer has stretched the shelter system to the breaking point. Read more… ..Read More

The Legal Aid Society says New York City officials admitted to more violations of right-to-shelter laws after failing to provide beds to at least 60 single men at a Manhattan intake center on Monday night. Read more… ..Read More

During the most recent fiscal year, just 16 percent of New Yorkers approved by the city for supportive housing were actually placed with an apartment. More than half of the 7,426 eligible applicants during that time were never even referred for an interview, a ..Read More

A six-month cap on stays and a lack of permanent housing options have combined to drive more than 1,550 families out of domestic violence shelters and directly into the Department of Homeless Services system over the past two years, records show. Read moreR ..Read More

New York’s shelter system is facing a test of historic proportions after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made the callous and cruel decision to send busloads of asylum seekers to our city. Read more… ..Read More