Right-to-Shelter Defenders Back Bill to End 30- and 60-Day Deadlines Posted on July 12, 2024 by Jeanmarie Evelly 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 Karen Yi 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 Justine Re 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
Number of people living on NYC streets on the rise, survey shows. Here’s how advocates are trying to help. Posted on June 14, 2024 by Natalie Duddridge in CBS News A new report shows the number of people who are experiencing homelessness and living on New York City streets continues to go up. Advocates say it's much easier to track the number of homeless New Yorkers in shelters than those on the street. ..Read More
City’s Yearly Street Homeless Estimate Climbs to 2nd Highest Number on Record Posted on June 14, 2024 by Jeanmarie Evelly in City Limits News ..Read More
Number of People Living on New York City Streets Hits a Two-Decade High Posted on June 13, 2024 by Andy Newman in New York Times ..Read More
En Nueva York, Comienzan A Desalojar A Migrantes de Albergues Posted on May 24, 2024 by News Staff in La Prensa Activistas por los derechos de los inmigrantes e indigentes aseguran que el desalojo, afecta a unas 15.000 personas ..Read More
City Starts Assessing ‘Extenuating Circumstances’ for Migrants Seeking More Shelter Time Posted on June 17, 2024 by Daniel Parra in City Limits ..Read More
