Adams Announces Plan to Fix New York City’s Growing Housing Crisis Posted on June 14, 2022 by Sarah Murphy in The New York Times Mayor Eric Adams laid out a blueprint to increase homeownership, reduce street homelessness and improve public housing. But housing groups say his budget, $1 billion short of what he had promised, will not be enough… ..Read More
Here’s How NYC’s $101 Billion Budget Addresses Homelessness Posted on June 14, 2022 by Sarah Murphy in City Limits The new budget directs $2.4 billion to homeless services in the coming fiscal year, invests billions more in housing over the next decade and funds an increase to rental assistance programs, but is nevertheless facing criticism from advocates who say the spend ..Read More
City looks to end pandemic-era protections for older and some medically vulnerable homeless people Posted on June 2, 2022 by Sarah Murphy in Gothamist At a time when New York City’s COVID-19 alert level is on high, city officials are planning to end protections put in place at the start of the pandemic to curb the spread of the virus in the city’s shelter system and safeguard older homeless people as wel ..Read More
Little Being Done to Address New York’s Prison-to-Shelter Pipeline Posted on June 3, 2022 by Sarah Murphy in Gotham Gazette Two out of five people returning to New York City from prison last year were released to a shelter or another placement for homeless adults, according to the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS). At roughly 2,050 people, i ..Read More
Records show Eric Adams visited fewer NYC homeless shelters than touted Posted on June 5, 2022 by Sarah Murphy in New York Post Mayor Eric Adams visited just three homeless shelters despite pledging to make unannounced inspections at facilities in the scandal-scarred system, The Post has learned. And only one of those surprise drop-ins is on the books, as is mandated by the s ..Read More
NYC Installs WiFi at Every Family Homeless Shelter Following Legal Settlement Posted on May 25, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in City Limits In November 2020, after months of pandemic-induced school closures and remote learning, Legal Aid and the law firm Milbank filed a lawsuit on behalf of three families with children in shelter that accused the city of violating their state constitutional right ..Read More
Discrimination Weakens Tool for Reducing N.Y. Homelessness, Lawsuit Says Posted on May 25, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in The New York Times Vouchers, which help people afford rent, have long been seen as a key to solving the nation’s housing woes. But in New York City, a broken oversight system is undermining their effectiveness, advocates say. ..Read More
Inside look at the front lines of Mayor Adams’ homeless crackdown on NYC subway Posted on May 20, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in New York Daily News As a dozen social workers flooded the South Ferry station at the end of the No. 1 line shortly after midnight Thursday, city Department of Social Services Commissioner Gary Jenkins urged the staff to treat everyone they encounter with “dignity and respect.†..Read More
How unhoused New Yorkers feel about Mayor Adams’ homelessness initiatives Posted on May 18, 2022 by Zoe Johnson in NBC News Three months ago, Mayor Eric Adams unveiled New York City’s subway safety plan, designed to combat rising crime and homelessness. NBC News’ Isa Gutiérrez explains why critics claim the proposal is creating more harm than good. ..Read More
