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Category: News

City Seeks to End Hotel Program for Sandy Evacuees

Posted on September 25, 2013 by admin in Epoch Times
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Hundreds of Storm Evacuees in Hotels Face Evictions

Posted on September 25, 2013 by admin in New York Times
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Poverty Rate Is Up in New York City, and Income Gap Is Wide, Census Data Show

Posted on September 19, 2013 by admin in New York Times
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In New York, Having a Job, or 2, Doesn’t Mean Having a Home

Posted on September 18, 2013 by admin in New York Times
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American Dream Deferred: Homeless & Working Two Jobs In NYC

Posted on September 18, 2013 by admin in Gothamist
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A Shocking Number of Working People Live in Homeless Shelters

Posted on September 18, 2013 by admin in Gawker
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Report Finds a City Incentive Is Not Producing Enough Affordable Housing

Posted on September 15, 2013 by admin in New York Times
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On the Edge of Poverty, at the Center of a Debate on Food Stamps

Posted on September 4, 2013 by admin in New York Times
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A Town Without Pity

Posted on August 9, 2013 by admin in New York Times Op-Ed
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  • In January 2026, 98,671 people slept each night in NYC shelters.
  • 67 percent of those in shelters were members of homeless families, including 32,050 children

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