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People enter and leave the 30th Street men’s shelter near Bellevue Hospital.

City Tests New Shelter Rules Advocates Warn Will Lead to More Street Homelessness

March 18, 2025, 1:28 p.m.March 19, 2025, 1:33 p.m.

The plan would allow the removal of people who don’t have an active public assistance case, reject a housing offer or break shelter rules.

Posted inHow to New York

How to Find Housing With a Voucher in New York City

Nov. 11, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 6, 2025, 3:13 p.m.

A guide for homeless and low-income New Yorkers facing red tape, shady landlords and agency mismanagement in their search for a place to live.

Department of Investigation Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber speaks at a Federal Building press conference about corruption charges against two retired FDNY chiefs.

Posted inHomeless Shelters

Homeless Shelter Execs Make Huge Salaries and Hire Family , DOI Report Finds

Oct. 17, 2024, 6:18 p.m.Oct. 18, 2024, 9:56 a.m.

The Department of Homeless Services says it’s cut ties with three nonprofits cited in the report and were seeking corrective measures from at least two others.

Posted inCourts

Council Loses Lawsuit Over Housing Voucher Program Expansion

Aug. 1, 2024, 4:53 p.m.Aug. 2, 2024, 8:34 a.m.

Judge decides that local legislators don’t have the power to add more people to the CityFHEPS rolls because it is governed by state law.

The city has began to house migrant men in a former factory building along the Gowanus Canal.

Posted inShelters

Migrant Men Move Into Gowanus Shelter Before Planned State Toxin Testing

April 8, 2024, 8:02 p.m.April 8, 2024, 8:02 p.m.

Though New York state’s environmental agency wants to test the former industrial building for contaminants, city officials say the landlord already provided them with a clean bill of health.

Residents at several buildings on West 133rd Street were facing eviction after the city failed send housing voucher payments to their landlord, Feb. 9, 2023.

Posted inRent

Housing Vouchers to Be Reinstated Following Settlement With Social Services

March 15, 2024, 4:59 a.m.March 15, 2024, 10:19 a.m.

The city illegally booted large numbers of New Yorkers off of the CityFHEPS program over the past two years and now must make restitution.

People were turned away from IDNYC enrollment center in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, after the site switched to online appointments only this week.

Posted inMigrant Crisis

City Cancels Walk-In IDNYC Appointments After Lines of Migrants Stretch Overnight

Jan. 30, 2024, 5:43 p.m.Jan. 31, 2024, 11:59 a.m.

Applicants were turned away from a Brooklyn enrollment center Tuesday, as social services agency switched to an online-only appointment system.

The Cooper Rapid Rehousing Center in Glendale, Queens.

Posted inHomeless Shelters

Shelter Operator With $1.84B in City Contracts Sued for Anti-Gay Discrimination

Jan. 4, 2024, 5:01 a.m.Jan. 5, 2024, 2:51 p.m.

Advocates say the travails of one resident point to a pervasive and long-standing issue inside of city shelters.

Posted inHow to New York

Why Your Con Ed Bill is High Right Now — and How to Get Financial Help

Aug. 15, 2023, 4:18 p.m.July 22, 2024, 10:43 a.m.

Is your bill too damn high? Electricity usage typically goes up in the summer, and a recent rate hike isn’t helping.

Posted inDepartment of Social Services

NYC Kills Pending Contract With Group Running Troubled Migrant Shelter Exposed by THE CITY

July 14, 2023, 5:00 a.m.July 14, 2023, 10:24 a.m.

Two residents have come forward with new accusations of harassment and threats, while four employees say bosses shorted their pay at the converted hotel the nonprofit is still running.

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