Steve Banks

May 15

NYC Council Members Bash de Blasio’s Homeless Shelter Placement Process

"I understand that we wanna keep our families in their communities and we wanna keep our children near their schools to see their friends and to see their healthcare providers. But when you're bringing in other families from outside other communities, I need to speak up and that's what I'm doing."

By Madina Toure

Mar 7

NYC Council Members Worry Trump Could Jeopardize Taxpayer-Subsidized Lawyers for the Poor

The City Council feared the loss of funding for right-to-counsel for tenants—or that undocumented immigrants might not show up in housing court at all.

By Madina Toure

Dec 16

As Shelter Population Smashes Records, City Czar Says He’s Tuning Out the ‘Noise’

Steven Banks says the city's priority is getting homeless individuals off the streets and out of the shelter system—not dueling Andrew Cuomo or angry residents.

By Madina Toure

Oct 21

Queens Pols Blast Mayor’s ‘Failed Policies’ to Tackle Homelessness

By Madina Toure

Sep 16

Mayor to Maspeth Residents Protesting Homeless Shelter: ‘Come to Gracie Mansion’

By Madina Toure

Apr 5

Homeless Man Removed From de Blasio Presser on Homelessness

By Jillian Jorgensen

Jan 4

Cuomo Hints at New State Intervention in City Shelter System—With Help From Stringer

By Will Bredderman and Jillian Jorgensen

Dec 23

Bill de Blasio Turns to Former Rival Christine Quinn on Homelessness

By Jillian Jorgensen

Dec 15

Another Top Homelessness Official Leaves the de Blasio Administration

By Jillian Jorgensen

Feb 28

De Blasio Appoints Human Resources and Immigrant Affairs Commissioners

By Jill Colvin

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