Shelters Are Overloaded. Will a New Agreement Help? Posted on March 18, 2024 by James Barron in New York Times The city has negotiated a deal that will limit single migrants to 30-day shelter stays. Officials hope it will ease the crunch without increasing street homelessness. ..Read More
Attorney talks about new settlement for right-to-shelter law Posted on March 18, 2024 by Inside City Hall in Spectrum News Josh Goldfein, a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society’s Civil Practice, joined "Inside City Hall" to talk about the Right-to-Shelter law. On Friday, the city announced a settlement with the Legal Aid Society over the Right-to-Shelter law... ..Read More
NYC Narrows Re-Sheltering Rights for Recently-Arrived Immigrants Posted on March 15, 2024 by Emma Whitford in City Limits The Coalition for the Homeless reached a settlement with the City of New York Friday, adding new emergency terms to the 1981 decree that paved the way for the city’s unique right to a shelter bed. ..Read More
Settlement reached over ‘Right to Shelter’ law in New York City Posted on March 15, 2024 by David Novarro in ABC7 NY NEW YORK (WABC) -- The legal agreement between New York City and homeless advocates scales back the decades-old 'Right to Shelter' law as the city tries to find housing for thousands of migrant adults. ..Read More
NYC subway safety plan targeting the homeless shows hints of promise but significant problems Posted on March 9, 2024 by Josephine Stratman in New York Daily News ..Read More
‘Profound Scarcity’: Apartments Available to NYC Renters Hit Historic Low Last Year Posted on February 8, 2024 by Jeanmarie Evelly in City Limits The city’s housing vacancy rate plunged to 1.41 percent in 2023, the lowest it has been since 1968, officials announced Thursday. Options were particularly scarce for low-income New Yorkers: just 0.39 percent of units renting for under $1,100 were available ..Read More
Adama Bah: Showing compassion for immigrants Posted on February 5, 2024 by Pat Kiernan & Chelsea Katz in Spectrum News NY1 Adama Bah is the founder of Afrikana, an organization that helps immigrants get their footing in their new country. ..Read More
A homeless man died in Central Park. His neighbors are trying to figure out who he was. Posted on February 2, 2024 by Josephine Stratman in NY Daily News His name was Jason. Or Dwane. It might have been Thomas. He lived, like thousands of other homeless people in New York City, largely unnoticed and anonymous... ..Read More
New reality of what it means to be a ‘Sanctuary City’ hitting home for residents Posted on February 1, 2024 by Kristine Frazao in The National Desk Leaders of several American cities are sounding alarm bells that they've now reached a breaking point. ..Read More
