City homeless sweeps may ultimately be futile Posted on July 29, 2022 by Abigail Nehring in Riverdale Press When the temperature reached a high of 99.6 degrees Fahrenheit in North Riverdale last Wednesday, city shelters reported a daily count of just under 49,000 people, up from about 45,000 at the beginning of 2022, the coldest time of year. Read more… ..Read More
BREAKING: City Council to hold hearing on Adams admins’ handling of asylum seekers in city homeless shelters Posted on July 28, 2022 by Ethan Stark-Miller in Politics NY The City Council is set to hold a special hearing on Aug. 9 to look at the conditions in the city’s homeless shelters, and specifically zeroing in on the recent influx in asylum seekers Mayor Eric Adams says is overwhelming the system, PoliticsNY has learned ..Read More
City forced to house homeless families in offices for first time since 2014 Posted on July 27, 2022 by Brian Pascus in Crain's New York As many as eight families seeking emergency homeless assistance slept at Department of Homeless Services offices in the Bronx in the past week as the city’s shelter system hit peak capacity and no space was available. Read more… ..Read More
Homeless Shelters are Overflowing — And Most Likely in Poor Areas, Despite Fair Share Promises Posted on July 26, 2022 by GREG B. SMITH AND SUHAIL BHAT in The City Mayor Eric Adams says every community must do its part to house the homeless. Yet his own Department of Homeless Services is canceling planned shelters in the face of community pushback. Read more… ..Read More
NYC public-private partnership to deliver $8 million aimed at alleviating homelessness Posted on July 26, 2022 by Sahalie Donaldson in City and State New York The Homeless Assistance Fund will be used by nonprofit Breaking Ground to connect homeless New Yorkers with housing and treatment programs. Read more… ..Read More
NYC Evictions Have Increased Every Month This Year Posted on July 26, 2022 by David Brand in City Limits So far this year, city marshals have executed at least 1,527 residential evictions, according to statistics maintained by the Department of Investigation (DOI). The true number of legal evictions is likely higher because DOI updates its database only after a m ..Read More
In stunning admission, NYC officials say they left migrant families stranded without shelter Posted on July 21, 2022 by Sara Dorn in City and State New York The admission came after days of criticism over the city’s handling of asylum seekers – and Mayor Eric Adams’ narrative surrounding the issue. Read more… ..Read More
Op-Ed | The city’s housing blueprint is incomplete without ending housing discrimination Posted on July 20, 2022 by Beatriz De La Torre in AMNY For years, New York City’s elected officials and agency leaders tried to address New York’s homelessness crisis in a silo, separate from the city’s housing plan. As a result, we saw fewer housing options for those in most need and a growing number of our ..Read More
NYC homeless advocates cast doubt on Eric Adams’ claims that ‘2,800 asylum seekers’ have entered shelters Posted on July 19, 2022 by Sara Dorn in City and State New York Advocates accused the mayor of using asylum seekers and the federal government as scapegoats for the failures of his own housing policies. Read more… ..Read More
