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Category: News

Barrios-Paoli, insider for change

Posted on December 13, 2013 by admin in Capital
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NYC homeless shelters packed as frigid temps send NYC into ‘Code Blue’

Posted on December 13, 2013 by admin in PIX11
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Nyack’s annual Blank-Fest benefit concert set for Sunday at Hudson House

Posted on December 12, 2013 by admin in Lohud
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De Blasio names Lilliam Barrios-Paoli deputy mayor for health and human services – See more at: http

Posted on December 12, 2013 by admin in Metro
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Invisible Child

Posted on December 9, 2013 by admin in New York Times
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Why Run a Slum If You Can Make More Money Housing the Homeless?

Posted on December 2, 2013 by admin in New York Magazine
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Actor Dean Cain Focuses Attention On The Homeless In NYC

Posted on December 2, 2013 by admin in CBS News
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Ask A Native New Yorker: Should I Give Money to Homeless People?

Posted on November 27, 2013 by admin in Gothamist
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State’s Highest Court Strikes Down Mayor Bloomberg’s Stricter Homeless Shelter Rules

Posted on November 26, 2013 by admin in New York Daily News
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  • In January 2026, 98,671 people slept each night in NYC shelters.
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