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Category: News

Housing crisis deepens for New Yorkers

Posted on March 12, 2013 by admin in Financial Times
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NY1 Online: Quinn Offers Her Plans For NYC

Posted on March 11, 2013 by admin in NY1News
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1 Out of Every 100 New York City Children Slept in a Shelter This January

Posted on March 8, 2013 by admin in The Atlantic - Cities
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An Open Letter to Mayor Bloomberg

Posted on March 8, 2013 by admin in Coalition for the Homeless via Huffington Post
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Don’t forget that sunset moment

Posted on March 7, 2013 by admin in Financial Times
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Chen: Mayor Bloomberg, open your eyes to NYC’s growing homeless problem

Posted on March 7, 2013 by admin in AM New York
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Inside City Shelters, Looking for Ways Out

Posted on March 6, 2013 by admin in Wall Street Journal
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Homeless in New York City Reach Record High

Posted on March 6, 2013 by admin in Yahoo News
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New York City Leads Jump in Homeless

Posted on March 5, 2013 by admin in Wall Street Journal
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  • In January 2026, 100,152 people slept each night in NYC shelters.
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