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Category: News

New Public Advocate Assails Bloomberg’s Performance on Homelessness

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Demali Kenya in New York Times
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Poverty in New York City

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Demali Kenya in NY Times Letter to the Editor
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obless, Homeless, and Now Known With a Sad Distinction

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Demali Kenya
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Narrowing the Economic Achievement Gap: The Role of Housi

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Demali Kenya in RAND Corporation
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Coalition Wants Corporate Tax Loopholes Closed

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Demali Kenya in Gotham Gazette
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The Abyss: A Night in a New York Shelter

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Demali Kenya in The Indypendent
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A New Respite for Homeless at Old First

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in Park Slope Patch
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City Council Committee Says New BRC Shelter Too Big

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in DNAinfo
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Ex-homeless student who got Manhattanville scholarship starts charity to help others

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in Associated Press
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