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A Summertime Haven for Homeless Children

A group of six kids sitting on a a set of stairs in front of a canvas tent, playing a card game.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s decision to move the primary shelter intake facility for men forced the city to quickly relocate hundreds of homeless people.

Death raises questions about Mamdani’s homeless intake overhaul

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s decision to move the primary shelter intake facility for men forced the city to quickly relocate hundreds of homeless people.

April 28, 2026 |
Politico

Dozens of affordable housing advocates gathered Wednesday outside Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s official residence on the Upper East Side, to protest Zohran Mamdani’s decision to backpedal on his campaign promise...

NYC housing advocates protest Mamdani’s pivot away from CityFHEPS as budget crisis threatens rental assistance...

Dozens of affordable housing advocates gathered Wednesday outside Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s official residence on the Upper East Side, to protest Zohran Mamdani’s decision to backpedal on his campaign promise...

April 23, 2026 |
AMNY

A state judge has ordered the Mamdani administration to pause its plan to relocate the intake office where homeless men can ask for a shelter bed...

NYC pauses relocation of homeless men’s intake center after East Village residents sue

A state judge has ordered the Mamdani administration to pause its plan to relocate the intake office where homeless men can ask for a shelter bed...

April 22, 2026 |
Gothamist

A judge temporarily blocked the city from opening a new intake shelter in the East Village Wednesday after a group of neighborhood residents filed a court challenge over how the...

Judge blocks NYC opening of East Village homeless shelter intake center

A judge temporarily blocked the city from opening a new intake shelter in the East Village Wednesday after a group of neighborhood residents filed a court challenge over how the...

April 22, 2026 |
NY Daily News

A long-running fight over a proposed men’s shelter in Brooklyn has entered a new phase under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, with demolition resuming despite over two years of protests and local...

Brooklyn homeless shelter battle enters new phase as Mamdani advances delayed project

A long-running fight over a proposed men’s shelter in Brooklyn has entered a new phase under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, with demolition resuming despite over two years of protests and local...

April 2, 2026 |
amNY

Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday appealed a court ruling that requires the city to expand the hugely popular — but massively expensive — city-funded housing voucher program called CityFHEPS.

Candidate Mamdani Backed Expanding Housing Vouchers. As Mayor, He’s Appealing a Court Order To Do...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday appealed a court ruling that requires the city to expand the hugely popular — but massively expensive — city-funded housing voucher program called CityFHEPS.

March 24, 2026 |
The City

The closing of the Bellevue shelter marks the end of an era. But what comes next?

The Right to a Bed in Zohran Mamdani’s New York

The closing of the Bellevue shelter marks the end of an era. But what comes next?

March 20, 2026 |
The New Yorker

Advocates and some City Council members say expanding CityFHEPS housing assistance is key to preventing homelessness. Budget watchdogs warn it’s unsustainable...

‘Mr. Mayor, I would choose you as an adversary any day of the week.’ Some...

Advocates and some City Council members say expanding CityFHEPS housing assistance is key to preventing homelessness. Budget watchdogs warn it’s unsustainable...

March 17, 2026 |
City & State NY

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been reluctant to force people indoors, even in dire weather. But conditions, whether on the streets or in shelters, can be dangerous.

The Challenge of Helping Homeless People Who Avoid New York’s Shelters

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been reluctant to force people indoors, even in dire weather. But conditions, whether on the streets or in shelters, can be dangerous.

March 13, 2026 |
The New York Times

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration has inked a new nearly $1.9 billion contract with the city’s hotel industry to provide emergency shelter to homeless families over the next three years, The...

Mamdani administration inks $1.9B, 3-year contract to house homeless in NYC hotels

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration has inked a new nearly $1.9 billion contract with the city’s hotel industry to provide emergency shelter to homeless families over the next three years, The...

March 13, 2026 |
New York Post

Nolberto Jimbo-Niola, 52, died outside in the bitter cold this winter and was found on a Queens park bench with discharge papers from a local hospital...

NYC Council bill aims to close gaps between hospitals and shelters after deadly winter

Nolberto Jimbo-Niola, 52, died outside in the bitter cold this winter and was found on a Queens park bench with discharge papers from a local hospital...

March 6, 2026 |
Gothamist

A “front door” to the city’s shelter system is moving this spring. The Mamdani administration announced Thursday that it will shutter the 30th Street Shelter in East Midtown...

City to Relocate ‘Front Door’ of the Men’s Shelter System, And What Else Happened This...

A “front door” to the city’s shelter system is moving this spring. The Mamdani administration announced Thursday that it will shutter the 30th Street Shelter in East Midtown...

March 6, 2026 |
City Limits