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The city is putting families with kids in dangerous homeless shelters plagued by rats, mold, and broken windows, an audit by the City Controller found. Scott Stringer’s inspectors checked out 101 randomly selected shelter units across the city and found a wh ..Read More

As members of the city’s new homeless outreach team fanned out Monday in a campaign to persuade people to leave the streets, three homeless New Yorkers filed paperwork to sue over an unrelated effort to remove them, saying police wrongly tossed identifyi ..Read More

Thousands of families in New York City shelters are still living in “appalling” conditions nine months after a city report called for major improvements, Comptroller Scott Stringer said. An audit from Mr. Stringer released Monday found that the city had pl ..Read More

In an interview Monday on the Brian Lehrer show, Gov. Andrew Cuomo declined to directly criticize Mayor Bill de Blasio’s handling of homelessness in New York City, instead leaving his criticisms veiled while promising a full homelessness plan in his upcoming ..Read More

Religious advocates for the homeless gathered in the Capitol today for National Homeless Memorial Day. The annual event, held when we experience the longest night of the year, is in memory of the homeless who have died in the past year. Participants also encou ..Read More

While permanent solutions take time, one way to immediately address New York City’s homeless problem is the use of drop-in centers, where people can get help during the day. But capacity at these facilities was cut in half under former Mayor Michael Bloomber ..Read More

Landlords and brokers who illegally turn away prospective tenants who get rent subsidies have routinely been thumbing their noses at the law — and getting away with mere slaps on the wrist. Bill de Blasio, then a member of City Council, helped push through t ..Read More

Many New Yorkers have become aware of the cost of homelessness on our social fabric and on municipal budgets. One of the greatest costs is often overlooked: homelessness is hazardous to one’s health and leads to premature death. Tonight, December 21st, t ..Read More

In recent months photographer Ocean Morisset and I been documenting the stories of LGBT youths who have been driven to homelessness. Their experiences of cruel rejection in their homes as well as the ordeals they endure on the streets provide stark evidence of ..Read More