Department of Social Services

Homeless Youth Get on Fast Track to Housing With New Council Bills

Nov. 23, 2021, 7:09 p.m.Nov. 23, 2021, 7:09 p.m.

Young people sleeping in New York’s youth homeless shelters and those leaving foster care will soon have direct access to housing vouchers, thanks to a pair of bills the City Council ed Tuesday.

Homelessness

Steve Banks Had Big Goals for Shelters, and Hit the Mark on Some. Should He Stay?

Nov. 19, 2021, 10:11 a.m.Nov. 19, 2021, 10:12 a.m.

The city has now left all its notorious “cluster” shelter sites. Family homelessness is down. Eric Adams has hinted he likes the Department of Social Services commissioner. Is Banks ready for round two?

Homelessness

City ‘Failing’ to Protect Homeless in Shelters and Hotels During Pandemic, Lawsuit Demanding Solo Rooms Alleges

Oct. 23, 2020, 12:05 a.m.Oct. 23, 2020, 11:20 p.m.

A case filed by Legal Aid late Thursday seeks to mandate single-occupancy hotel rooms for single adult homeless New Yorkers for the duration of the crisis.