Adams Pushes to Force Drug Users Off New York City’s Streets Posted on August 14, 2025 by Gresham in The New York Times As he runs a long-shot third-party bid for re-election, Mayor Eric Adams is proposing an aggressive approach, favored by conservatives, of combating open drug use. ..Read More
A Summertime Haven for Homeless Children Posted on August 5, 2025 by Gresham in New York Times For the past four decades, the camp, which is run by the nonprofit Coalition for the Homeless, has provided refuge to thousands of the youngest residents of the city’s homeless shelters… ..Read More
The Hidden Victims of New York’s Worsening Housing Crisis Posted on July 26, 2025 by Gresham in New York Times Thousands of people don’t have stable housing, sleeping on floors and couches and packed into too-small bedrooms. But they are not considered to be homeless. ..Read More
Number of street homeless New Yorkers rises as city braces for federal funding cuts Posted on July 3, 2025 by Gresham in Gothamist ..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 ..Read More
‘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 ..Read More
