Mayor Adams says his administration has housed 3,500 unsheltered New Yorkers Posted on August 12, 2025 by Gresham in Gothamist Mayor Eric Adams said Monday more than 3,500 New Yorkers who were living unsheltered have moved into housing since he took office in 2022… ..Read More
NYC homeless advocates react to President Trump’s plan of “getting rid of the slums where they live” Posted on August 11, 2025 by Gresham in CBS News President Trump on Monday announced plans to use the National Guard to crack down on crime in Washington, D.C. Mr. Trump also spoke about the homeless, and suggested New York City could be next… ..Read More
Adams Pushes to Force Drug Users Off New York City’s Streets Posted on August 14, 2025 by Gresham in The New York Times As he runs a long-shot third-party bid for re-election, Mayor Eric Adams is proposing an aggressive approach, favored by conservatives, of combating open drug use. ..Read More
A Summertime Haven for Homeless Children Posted on August 5, 2025 by Gresham in New York Times For the past four decades, the camp, which is run by the nonprofit Coalition for the Homeless, has provided refuge to thousands of the youngest residents of the city’s homeless shelters… ..Read More
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
