Former Homeless Services Head to Oppose City in Right-to-Shelter Litigation Posted on July 19, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in City Limits Steve Banks, who served as social services commissioner under former Mayor Bill de Blasio, is returning to a familiar posture—opposing City Hall in litigation over the city’s unique shelter rights for the homeless, which Mayor Eric Adams has sought to weak ..Read More
Comptroller Proposes City Establish Housing First Program in Response to Audit of Failed Outcomes of Encampment Sweeps Posted on July 18, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in City and Land NYC A new audit by NYC Comptroller Brad Lander found that the Adams Administration’s homeless sweeps failed to meet their goals and proposes that NYC establish a large-scale “Housing First” program instead. Read more… ..Read More
Asylum-Seeker Families Decry Sudden Transfer from Emergency Shelter in Queens Posted on July 17, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in City Limits “When I told them I was assigned to room 503, the staff told me it’s an office,” said Carlos, who asked that his full name not be used for fear of retaliation. “I went in and saw that there was no window. How are they going to have children in the summ ..Read More
New Migrant Shelter Expected To Become Largest Ever Posted on July 11, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in The City The Clinton Hill site will house more adults in a dormitory setting than at any previous shelter in New York City’s history. Read more… ..Read More
Street homelessness in NYC jumps 17% despite Eric Adams’ efforts to get people off the streets Posted on July 5, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in NY Daily News Despite Mayor Adams’ high-profile efforts to reduce the number of New Yorkers living on the streets, the city is seeing a rise in street homelessness. Read more… ..Read More
“Policy Failure”: Audit Finds 3 Housing Placements From Months of Street Homeless Sweeps Posted on June 28, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in City Limits Of the 2,308 homeless New Yorkers present during the city’s encampment sweeps over more than eight months in 2022, only three people—about 0.1 percent—had accepted shelter and subsequently landed in permanent housing as of January, according to an audit ..Read More
A Record 100,000 People in New York Homeless Shelters Posted on June 28, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in The New York Times An influx of migrants has contributed to record numbers of people entering the city’s shelter system. Read more… ..Read More
Homeless Report Underscores Scope Of Crisis And Failures Of Governor Hochul, Mayor Adams Posted on June 28, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in Black Star News Coalition for the Homeless released its annual State of the Homeless report, titled Compounding Crises, Failed Responses. The report evaluates the City’s and the State’s efforts to meet the needs of unsheltered New Yorkers; provide safe, appropriate, and a ..Read More
Scathing report criticizes city and state efforts on homelessness Posted on June 27, 2023 by Yerelyn Nunez in NY1 The Coalition for the Homeless released its State of the Homeless 2023 report, titled “Compounding Crises, Failed Responses.” Read more… ..Read More
