The Hidden Victims of New York’s Worsening Housing Crisis Posted on July 26, 2025 by Gresham in New York Times Thousands of people don’t have stable housing, sleeping on floors and couches and packed into too-small bedrooms. But they are not considered to be homeless. ..Read More
Number of street homeless New Yorkers rises as city braces for federal funding cuts Posted on July 3, 2025 by Gresham in Gothamist ..Read More
As NYC’s Asylum Seeker Arrival Center Closes, What’s Next for Migrants in Shelter? Posted on June 26, 2025 by Gresham in City Limits As of June 24, anyone looking for shelter—including newly arrived immigrants—should go to the Department of Homeless Services’ regular intake centers, City Limits has learned… ..Read More
‘Appalling’: NYCHA has over 8K vacant apartments as New Yorkers face housing crunch Posted on June 16, 2025 by Gresham in Gothamist As New Yorkers face a critical shortage of affordable homes, city lawmakers are asking why thousands of public housing apartments are vacant — and why they are taking well over a year to fill on average… ..Read More
4 in 10 NYC shelters have no AC in sleeping areas. The city is trying to change that. Posted on June 17, 2025 by Gresham in Gothamst ..Read More
‘Nowhere to go’: More New Yorkers are entering city homeless shelters, report says Posted on June 12, 2025 by Gresham in Gothamist The lack of affordable apartments in New York City is driving more New Yorkers into homeless shelters, according to a new report. The Coalition for the Homeless, a nonprofit advocacy group, released an annual report Thursday finding the number of asylum-seeker ..Read More
Many NYC homeless shelter residents can’t access Wi-Fi. 2 new bills hope to change that. Posted on June 9, 2025 by Gresham in Gothamist ..Read More
Mayor Adams wants fewer NYC babies born in shelters. Advocates are skeptical of his plan. Posted on May 30, 2025 by Gresham in Gothamist The Adams administration says it’s working to reduce the number of babies born in New York City shelters — a number that reached an estimated 2,000 births between July 2023 and June 2024. ..Read More
Talking budget: Involuntary commitment Posted on May 22, 2025 by Gresham in Brooklyn Eagle Daily This month, Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state legislature took one of the most significant policy steps of the year when they ratified the 2025 state budget, allocating $254 billion of state funding and mixing in a few controversial policy measures as well… ..Read More
