New York City Moves to Shut Down a Growing Migrant Encampment Posted on August 19, 2024 by Gresham in New York Times Dozens of migrants have been sleeping outdoors near a large shelter complex on Randall’s Island. On Monday, the city forced them to pack up their tents and move. ..Read More
A Growing Number of Homeless Migrants Are Sleeping on N.Y.C. Streets Posted on August 9, 2024 by Gresham in New York Times As New York City officials struggle to provide shelter for nearly 65,000 asylum seekers, some have said they feel safer sleeping in parks, on the subway and on streets. ..Read More
New report slams Adams and Hochul for rise in NYC homeless population Posted on August 1, 2024 by Gresham in New York Daily News A scathing new report from the Coalition for the Homeless slammed Mayor Adams and Gov. Hochul for New York City’s homelessness crisis, saying they both “engaged in harmful and counterproductive strategies” in meeting the needs of the city’s homeless po ..Read More
It’s harder for NYC homeless families without young kids to get shelter beds, data shows Posted on July 26, 2024 by Gresham in Gothamist In the last year, homeless families without young children in New York City are increasingly having to apply for permanent shelter placement several times before they’re approved for a bed, a Gothamist analysis found. ..Read More
Advocates worry homelessness sweeps could send more people onto streets Posted on July 25, 2024 by Gresham in Pix11 Some homeless advocates are attacking New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ homelessness policies. At a rally outside City Hall Thursday they said they were particularly concerned more homeless encampment sweeps are coming. ..Read More
This summer camp offers refuge for NYC’s record-high youth homeless population Posted on July 23, 2024 by Gresham in Gothamist As the population of children living in New York City shelters reaches unprecedented highs, with enough homeless kids to fill Yankee Stadium, a longtime summer camp is offering these young New Yorkers a chance to temporarily leave behind the trauma of congrega ..Read More
Right-to-Shelter Defenders Back Bill to End 30- and 60-Day Deadlines Posted on July 12, 2024 by Gresham in City Limits In a letter sent to City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams Thursday, the NY SANE Coalition—which represents 65 community and legal services organizations—pressed her and fellow lawmakers to pass bill Intro. 210, which would prohibit the city from putting time ..Read More
Average stays in NYC homeless shelters are the shortest in a decade due to migrants Posted on July 11, 2024 by Gresham in Gothamist Homeless New Yorkers are spending fewer days in city-run shelters on average than in the last decade, an analysis by Gothamist shows. Families with children and adult families residing in Department of Homeless Services shelters saw the sharpest declines... ..Read More
Critics say state program designed to move migrant families out of city falls short of its goals Posted on July 2, 2024 by Gresham in Spectrum News Mirwais Ahmadi said after 11 months in the New York City shelter system, his family is one of the fortunate ones... ..Read More
