State of the Homeless 2025

Nowhere to Go

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Updates from the Coalition for the Homeless. To see our recent statements, visit our Press Room.

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Coalition for the Homeless Releases 2025 State of the Homeless Report: ‘Nowhere to Go’

Number of New Yorkers in Shelters Quietly Grew by 11.5% in 2024, as Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul Continue Failing to Focus on Proven Solutions…

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The Coalition for the Homeless, Neighbors Together, Safety Net Project-Urban Justice Center and VOCAL-NY lead protest at DHS headquarters calling for stop to Sanctions policy roll out…

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Advocates Protest Against NYC's Harmful Shelter Sanctions Policy

About 4,504 homeless New Yorkers slept in the street this year, a slight increase from the year before, according to new numbers released by the Adams administration on Thursday…

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

For Pride Month this year, we chose to amplify the stories of LGBTQIA+ individuals through creative expression, inviting individuals to share their stories.

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Pride Month 2025, we uplift the voices of homeless and formally homeless LGBTQIA+ communities

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…

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

Sweltering summer days are particularly brutal for homeless New Yorkers stuck sleeping inside dozens of city shelters without air conditioning in the bedrooms…

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

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.

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

The lack of affordable apartments in New York City is driving more New Yorkers into homeless shelters, according to a new report…

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‘Nowhere to go’: More New Yorkers are entering city homeless shelters, report says

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As mayoral candidates develop their platforms for the upcoming election, experts are urging all candidates to make ending homelessness a central campaign issue and to adopt the plan’s recommendations.

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Homelessness Experts Release Comprehensive Plan for the Next Mayor to End Mass Homelessness in NYC

“Instead of providing proven systems of support to pregnant people experiencing homelessness, the city is choosing to delay help through an unnecessary study, failing to deliver what it already knows works.”

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Opinion: City Study on Pregnant People in Shelter Raises Serious Concerns

Dozens of New York City shelters for homeless adults don’t provide Wi-Fi access in their buildings, making it hard for residents to find work and housing, and stay in touch with friends and family, a new report shows…

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