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Category: News

Among New York Democrats, a broader embrace of involuntary hospitalization

Posted on January 13, 2025 by Gresham in Politico
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New York to Cut 10,000 Migrant Beds but Open New Shelter in the Bronx

Posted on January 12, 2025 by Gresham in New York Times
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NYC to spend $650M on combating homelessness and mental illness

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Gresham in AP
New York City Mayor Eric Adams seized on a spate of recent high-profile attacks in the subway system as he pitched his vision for the city going forward, announcing Thursday an additional $650 million over the next five years to combat street homelessness and ..Read More

Suspect in fatal New York subway burning indicted on charges of murder and arson

Posted on December 27, 2024 by Gresham in CNN
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Subway Burning Highlights Difficulty of Identifying Homeless Victims

Posted on December 25, 2024 by Gresham in New York Times
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These workers don’t take the holidays off

Posted on December 22, 2024 by Sarah Murphy in NPR
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City to Close Dozens of Sites Housing Migrants, Citing Dip in Shelter Population  

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Gresham in City Limits
Officials attributed the closures to a steady decline in the number of people in the shelter system over the last several months—though nearly 55,000 migrants and asylum seekers remain, the majority of them families with children. ..Read More

New York to Close Giant Family Shelter to Protect Migrants From Trump

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Gresham in The New York Times
New York City officials announced on Tuesday that they would close a giant tent complex in Brooklyn that houses some 2,000 migrants, a pre-emptive step meant to fend off concerns that the shelter could be targeted by the Trump administration. ..Read More

New York mayor closes shelters for asylum seekers amid rightward turn

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Gresham in The Guardian
The New York city mayor, Eric Adams, announced on Tuesday that an additional 25 shelters used to house asylum seekers will be closing in the coming two months. ..Read More

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  • In June 2025, 102,850 people slept each night in NYC shelters.
  • 70 percent of those in shelters were members of homeless families, including 35,040 children

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