Homelessness

More Than 100,000 NYC Students Are Homeless, New Report Finds

Nov. 8, 2021, 11:59 a.m.Nov. 8, 2021, 11:59 a.m.

Nearly 1 in 10 New York City public school students lived in unstable, or temporary, housing in the 2020-2021 school year, according to an analysis of state data released Monday.

Housing

ive Housing Residents Unite to Demand ‘Bill of Rights’ From City Council

Nov. 4, 2021, 8:50 p.m.Nov. 4, 2021, 8:50 p.m.

For the first time, formerly homeless residents who live in apartments with on-site social services are forming a tenants union. Their goal: to help empower tens of thousands of their peers to demand better treatment from nonprofits and the city.

Housing

Homeless Bounced From Hotels to Streets and Shelters: A NYC Pandemic Odyssey

Oct. 25, 2021, 8:51 p.m.Oct. 25, 2021, 9:24 p.m.

When Mayor de Blasio began transferring New Yorkers experiencing homelessness from hotels back to shelters in June, some turned to the streets. Others say they live in fear of catching COVID in close quarters. Here are some of their stories.

City Hall

De Blasio Slams Bronx Golf Deal He Cheered to Bump Trump, After Homeless Operator Exposé

Oct. 4, 2021, 7:47 p.m.Oct. 4, 2021, 10:25 p.m.

THE CITY asked why a homeless shelter operator was set to take over Ferry Point Park links and other news outlets revealed self-dealing and sanctions. Now the mayor says he’s baffled why his Parks Department didn’t spot the red flags.

Housing

Homeless Youth Would Get an Easier Path to Housing Help, Under City Council Bill

Sept. 23, 2021, 9:18 p.m.Sept. 23, 2021, 9:18 p.m.

New Yorkers in youth homeless shelters would finally get credit for time spent there instead of having to enter the chaotic and dangerous adult system to receive housing vouchers.

Homelessness

Boost to Skimpy Low-Income Housing Vouchers Leaves Formerly Homeless at Risk of Return to Shelters

Aug. 23, 2021, 9:42 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:59 a.m.

Workers who get a raise above minimum wage will lose their housing aid under a deal struck this spring between the City Council and de Blasio to cover a higher range of rents. There’s time to fix that income cliff danger before the Sept. 1 upgrade.

Transportation

Pyramid Scheme: Critics Question Why Transit Spaces are ‘Hostile’ to Humans

Aug. 23, 2021, 9:23 p.m.Aug. 26, 2021, 11:29 a.m.

A trio of wooden pyramids, erected atop flat metal security bollards in front Penn Station, are among examples around the city and transit system of what some call “cruel” public design features that make homeless people uncomfortable.

Housing

Homeless Youth Finally Get Rent Help, But Aid Could be Fleeting

July 18, 2021, 7:49 p.m.July 18, 2021, 7:49 p.m.

Young people won’t have to automatically go to an adult shelter to become eligible for permanent housing help, thanks to new city and federal new direct rental assistance. But the first-come, first-served efforts are limited.

Housing

City Starts Kicking Thousands of Homeless People From Hotels Back to Shelters

June 28, 2021, 9:24 p.m.June 29, 2021, 10:27 a.m.

For some New Yorkers, emergency housing during the pandemic offered a life line: the privacy and peace of a safe and comfortable hotel room. That will now end by late July. Moving day for men at the Upper West Side’s Lucerne Hotel came Monday.

Housing

De Blasio’s Promised Rent Help for Homeless Youth Takes a Detour

May 25, 2021, 6:16 p.m.May 25, 2021, 6:19 p.m.

Officials agreed to route young people to live in adult shelters in order to obtain vouchers for permanent housing — even after the mayor promised direct access to help, document obtained by THE CITY shows.

Homelessness

More Than 100,000 NYC Students Are Homeless, New Report Finds

ive Housing Residents Unite to Demand ‘Bill of Rights’ From City Council

Homeless Bounced From Hotels to Streets and Shelters: A NYC Pandemic Odyssey

De Blasio Slams Bronx Golf Deal He Cheered to Bump Trump, After Homeless Operator Exposé

Homeless Youth Would Get an Easier Path to Housing Help, Under City Council Bill

Boost to Skimpy Low-Income Housing Vouchers Leaves Formerly Homeless at Risk of Return to Shelters

Pyramid Scheme: Critics Question Why Transit Spaces are ‘Hostile’ to Humans

Homeless Youth Finally Get Rent Help, But Aid Could be Fleeting

City Starts Kicking Thousands of Homeless People From Hotels Back to Shelters

De Blasio’s Promised Rent Help for Homeless Youth Takes a Detour

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