‘We are at our breaking point’: NYC Mayor Adams pleads with state for migrant shelter Posted on January 13, 2023 by Jon Campbell in Gothamist New York City Mayor Eric Adams is asking the state to immediately open a shelter for 500 asylum-seekers, as the city continues to deal with an influx of migrants the mayor says is pushing it “to the brink.” Read more… ..Read More
Experts say the success of Gov. Hochul’s plan to house New Yorkers with mental illness will hinge on staffing, long-term options Posted on January 11, 2023 by Samantha Max and Isidoro Rodriguez in Gothamist Mental health experts say the success of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to spend $900 million on housing for people who have mental illness will hinge on a few key factors: adequate staffing, long-term housing options and enough housing units to serve the many peo ..Read More
What you need to know about NYC’s upcoming street homeless count Posted on January 11, 2023 by Chau Lam in Gothamist In the early morning of Jan. 25, homeless outreach workers and volunteers will fan out across the city and into the subway system to count the number of New Yorkers who call the streets and subways home. Read more… ..Read More
Gov. Hochul proposes town-by-town housing production targets to boost development Posted on January 10, 2023 by David Brand in Gothamist Gov. Kathy Hochul is floating a proposal to require every village, town and city in New York to meet mandatory housing production goals, as a key component of her plan to build 800,000 new homes statewide over the next decade. Read more… ..Read More
NYC’s Fair Chance for Housing Act Posted on January 3, 2023 by Brian Lehrer in WNYC A bill in the City Council seeks to ban landlords from running criminal backgrounds on prospective tenants. Keith Powers, New York City Council Member (District 4, Midtown Manhattan and UES), who introduced this legislation, discusses what’s at stake. Re ..Read More
Is New York City facing a ‘doom loop’ scenario? A discussion has started. Posted on January 2, 2023 by Arun Venugopal in Gothamist A little after 10 a.m. on a recent morning, Joseph Bowen took a break from working at home to send his wife a quick text message. She was just around the corner from their Jackson Heights apartment, meeting a friend at the K&L Deli. Read more… ..Read More
Mobile soup kitchen serves New Yorkers through evolving crisis Posted on December 25, 2023 by Chau Lam in Gothamist Isaac Simon manages money for the wealthy during the day and caters to the needs of the poor at night. Read more… ..Read More
NYC homelessness hits record number Posted on December 17, 2022 by Staff in Fox 5 NY NEW YORK – New York City’s homeless problem does not appear to be getting any better. According to the Coalition for the Homeless, the numbers have actually hit an all-time high. They claim the average number of people sleeping in a shelter every night ..Read More
Mayor Adams says he’s ‘extremely pleased’ with subway homeless sweeps despite upwards of two-thirds leaving care Posted on December 15, 2022 by Chris Sommerfeldt in NY Daily News Mayor Adams said Thursday he’s “extremely pleased” with his administration’s homeless outreach efforts in the subway system — even though recently released data shows more than two-thirds of the people targeted by the sweeps gave up their shelter bed ..Read More
