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At a time when New York City’s COVID-19 alert level is on high, city officials are planning to end protections put in place at the start of the pandemic to curb the spread of the virus in the city’s shelter system and safeguard older homeless people as wel ..Read More

Two out of five people returning to New York City from prison last year were released to a shelter or another placement for homeless adults, according to the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS). At roughly 2,050 people, i ..Read More

Mayor Eric Adams visited just three homeless shelters despite pledging to make unannounced inspections at facilities in the scandal-scarred system, The Post has learned. And only one of those surprise drop-ins is on the books, as is mandated by the s ..Read More

In November 2020, after months of pandemic-induced school closures and remote learning, Legal Aid and the law firm Milbank filed a lawsuit on behalf of three families with children in shelter that accused the city of violating their state constitutional right ..Read More

Vouchers, which help people afford rent, have long been seen as a key to solving the nation’s housing woes. But in New York City, a broken oversight system is undermining their effectiveness, advocates say. ..Read More

As a dozen social workers flooded the South Ferry station at the end of the No. 1 line shortly after midnight Thursday, city Department of Social Services Commissioner Gary Jenkins urged the staff to treat everyone they encounter with “dignity and respect.†..Read More

Three months ago, Mayor Eric Adams unveiled New York City’s subway safety plan, designed to combat rising crime and homelessness. NBC News’ Isa Gutiérrez explains why critics claim the proposal is creating more harm than good. ..Read More

Nuestro reportero Eliecer Marte se adentra en el sistema de trenes para analizar la realidad de las personas sin hogar y el efecto de las políticas de la ciudad. ..Read More

Months into his first term in office, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is touting early progress in his administration’s effort to clear the streets of homeless encampments. ..Read More