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Year: 2025

Number of street homeless New Yorkers rises as city braces for federal funding cuts

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Gresham in Gothamist
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Pride Month 2025, we uplift the voices of homeless and formally homeless LGBTQIA+ communities

Posted on June 27, 2025 by G. Worth
Every June, Pride Month celebrates and honors the LGBTQIA+ community, reflecting on historical milestones, while continuing the fight for true equality. What can often be forgotten in these celebrations is the individuals within this community who live precari ..Read More

As NYC’s Asylum Seeker Arrival Center Closes, What’s Next for Migrants in Shelter?

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Gresham in City Limits
As of June 24, anyone looking for shelter—including newly arrived immigrants—should go to the Department of Homeless Services’ regular intake centers, City Limits has learned… ..Read More

‘Appalling’: NYCHA has over 8K vacant apartments as New Yorkers face housing crunch

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Gresham in Gothamist
As New Yorkers face a critical shortage of affordable homes, city lawmakers are asking why thousands of public housing apartments are vacant — and why they are taking well over a year to fill on average… ..Read More

4 in 10 NYC shelters have no AC in sleeping areas. The city is trying to change that.

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Gresham in Gothamst
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‘Nowhere to go’: More New Yorkers are entering city homeless shelters, report says

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Gresham in Gothamist
The lack of affordable apartments in New York City is driving more New Yorkers into homeless shelters, according to a new report. The Coalition for the Homeless, a nonprofit advocacy group, released an annual report Thursday finding the number of asylum-seeker ..Read More

Many NYC homeless shelter residents can’t access Wi-Fi. 2 new bills hope to change that.

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Gresham in Gothamist
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Mayor Adams wants fewer NYC babies born in shelters. Advocates are skeptical of his plan.

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Gresham in Gothamist
The Adams administration says it’s working to reduce the number of babies born in New York City shelters — a number that reached an estimated 2,000 births between July 2023 and June 2024. ..Read More

New York City Mayoral Election 2025 | Virtual Voter Training

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Gresham
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  • In June 2025, 102,850 people slept each night in NYC shelters.
  • 70 percent of those in shelters were members of homeless families, including 35,040 children

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