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Subway cleaners work around at the Jamaica Center terminal in Queens, Jan. 22, 2025.

As Temperatures Plunge, Subways Serve as Rolling Shelters

Jan. 23, 2025, 1:14 p.m.Jan. 23, 2025, 5:18 p.m.

When sleeping on the street is deadly and shelters are dangerous, homeless New Yorkers looking for warmth and a place to lay their head retreat underground.

A hiring app s in Grand Central Terminal in a walkway where homeless people congregate.

Housing

Most Street-Homeless Housing Applicants Never Get a Shot, Inside Stats Show

Jan. 6, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 6, 2025, 1:36 p.m.

City agencies tracked nearly 1,000 homeless people as they waited for ive housing. Just 18% obtained a spot, despite thousands of vacant units.

A group of migrants run toward a family shelter at Floyd Bennett Field as a rainstorm descended on the city, Jan. 9, 2024.

NYC Will Empty Floyd Bennett Field Migrant Shelter Before Trump Inauguration

Dec. 10, 2024, 9:37 a.m.Dec. 10, 2024, 10:08 a.m.

The Brooklyn facility is on a list of 25 the Adams stration says it closed in recent weeks or plans to close before the end of March, as the number of migrants in shelters continues to decline.

Unsheltered Homeless Youth Population Doubled, Annual City Report Finds

Dec. 3, 2024, 8:33 p.m.Dec. 3, 2024, 8:33 p.m.

A count conducted last January found the number of youth sleeping in drop-in centers, places of worship, subways, fast food ts and other crash spots spiked as migrant arrivals grew.

People hang outside the Hall Street migrant shelter in Brooklyn.

City Hall Moves to Wind Down Separate Shelter System for Migrants

Nov. 22, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 21, 2024, 6:55 p.m.

The plan comes after two years of operating an ad hoc “shadow system” of separate shelters for migrants.

Venezuelan artist Roger Miranda had some of his recent work displayed at a makeshift gallery inside the Hall Street migrant shelter.

Migrant Artists Find Light in the Darkness at Brooklyn Shelter

Oct. 15, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 15, 2024, 11:03 a.m.

Two visual artists from South America are displaying their work at the Clinton Hill shelter they’re living in.

Mayor Eric Adams' advisor Tim Pearson, right, walked away from the Midtown Touro migrant shelter after security guards tried to refuse him entry.

Shelters

Security Guards Sue Former Adams Advisor Tim Pearson for Shelter Attack

Oct. 7, 2024, 1:30 p.m.Oct. 10, 2024, 1:01 p.m.

“Bitch, do you know who I am?” Pearson shouted at one employee before throwing her to the ground, the lawsuit alleges.

The Streetwork Project youth drop-in shelter in Harlem has seen an influx in homeless migrants.

Number of City Youth With Nowhere to Sleep at Night Climbs

Sept. 16, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 18, 2024, 10:09 a.m.

New report from Department of Youth and Community Development shows hundreds of young people often can’t find a shelter bed.