Homelessness

Homeless Shelters

‘A Joke’ — Bronx Community Boards in Poor Neighborhoods Say They’re Already Saturated With Shelters

June 14, 2023, 7:22 p.m.June 14, 2023, 7:22 p.m.

The pushback came at a community meeting that the Department of Homeless Services did not even attend.

Migrant Crisis

‘Right to Shelter’ Crusader Predicts Failure for Mayor Adams’ Push to Change Rules

May 30, 2023, 7:06 p.m.June 1, 2023, 1:08 p.m.

Robert Hayes, who successfully sued in the 1970s, says the law won’t allow suspending NYC’s guaranteed aid to homeless people, who now include thousands of foreign asylum-seekers.

FAQ NYC

LISTEN: The Outreach Worker’s View — ‘At Best to Be Pitied’

May 14, 2023, 10:20 p.m.May 14, 2023, 10:23 p.m.

In this FAQ Off-Cycle episode, host Katie Honan talks with a person working with New Yorkers living on the street.

Eric Adams

Adams Says ‘Agitators That Came From Outside Our City’ Planted Molotov Cocktail at Protest Against Jordan Neely’s Killing

May 8, 2023, 10:22 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:04 a.m.

Around the same time the mayor made his statement to THE CITY, NYPD arrested a photojournalist and others in a violent crackdown at a vigil at the subway stop where Neely died.

Homelessness

House and Tome: Retiree Uses Second Life as Artist to Highlight Homeless Plight

Feb. 28, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Feb. 28, 2023, 5:53 p.m.

Judith Rubenstein began her “Searching for Home” booklet project last spring, asking people living on the street or in shelters to write or draw their thoughts on the very concept of “home.”

FAQ NYC

LISTEN: A Medical First Responder Talks About Treating the New Yorkers Who Fall Through the Cracks

Dec. 30, 2022, 1:56 p.m.March 1, 2025, 3:40 a.m.

“There’s nothing like saving someone’s life.” Anthony Almojera, lieutenant paramedic with the FDNY EMS, res the podcast to explain what Eric Adams’ new plan for bringing more severely mentally ill from the street into hospitals can’t accomplish, how that population has changed over his two decades on the job, and what those encounters are actually […]

Mental Health

What Happens When Police Show Up for Mental Health Calls?

Dec. 12, 2022, 5:00 a.m.Dec. 12, 2022, 12:13 p.m.

The mayor’s new involuntary commitment plan faces big obstacles, starting with a significant drop in the number of cops trained to handle mental health calls and a 911 system that can’t direct those officers to the correct locations.

Criminal Justice

Two Dead, Canceled Contracts and Abrupt Board Resignation from Exodus CEO

Nov. 23, 2022, 5:00 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

Julio Medina quietly resigned his role on the that oversees city jails, THE CITY has learned, as his group that provides post-incarceration services faces new scrutiny.

Homelessness

‘A Joke’ — Bronx Community Boards in Poor Neighborhoods Say They’re Already Saturated With Shelters

‘Right to Shelter’ Crusader Predicts Failure for Mayor Adams’ Push to Change Rules

LISTEN: The Outreach Worker’s View — ‘At Best to Be Pitied’

Adams Says ‘Agitators That Came From Outside Our City’ Planted Molotov Cocktail at Protest Against Jordan Neely’s Killing

House and Tome: Retiree Uses Second Life as Artist to Highlight Homeless Plight

LISTEN: A Medical First Responder Talks About Treating the New Yorkers Who Fall Through the Cracks

What Happens When Police Show Up for Mental Health Calls?

Two Dead, Canceled Contracts and Abrupt Board Resignation from Exodus CEO

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