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With a deal now made on discovery law reforms, lawmakers must turn their attention to another issue still up for negotiation — the involuntary commitment of people with severe mental illness. ..Read More

After decades of complaints about a lack of public bathrooms in New York City, as well as the thousands of summonses for public urination, the City Council enacted a bill Thursday that aimed to double the number of public restrooms in the city by 2035. ..Read More

The City Council is voting Thursday on legislation that would require one public restroom for every 2,000 residents by the year 2035. The plan would significantly expand access to facilities in a city where, by current estimates, just over 1,000 public restroo ..Read More

New York is in the midst of both a mental health crisis and homelessness crisis, which is playing out in a very public fashion — on the streets, subways, and other public spaces. But when it comes to proposing a solution to helping the thousands of unhoused ..Read More

Coalition for the Homeless, VOCAL-NY, Community Service Society and other nonprofit groups have released a blueprint on how the next mayor can solve homelessness. They cite the pressing affordability crisis, the dismally low apartment vacancy rates and surgi ..Read More

CBS News New York’s Jenna DeAngelis has more on how the mayor responded. ..Read More

Homelessness is a major issue in the race for mayor. Several housing experts recently released a blueprint with their suggestions for how the next mayor should approach the issue. David Giffen, executive director of the Coalition for the Homeless, joined ancho ..Read More

Mayor Eric Adams charged on Thursday that his administration has made massive strides in getting those living with homelessness out of the subway system, even as some critics say the impact has been minor. ..Read More

Mayor Eric Adams’ Department of Homeless Services is trying out new rules that would create new grounds for kicking residents out of city shelters, THE CITY has learned.  ..Read More