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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 11: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, right, listens to Acacia Network CEO Raul Russ, foreground left, as he visits a room at the Corona Family Residence, a homeless facility, May 11, 2015 in the Queens borough of New York City. Mayor deBlasio made an announcement on his effort to combat the city's homelessness crisis. Also in the visit are Dept. of Investigations Commissioner Mark Peters, background left, and Dept. of Homeless Services Commissioner Gilbert Taylor.
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 1

De Blasio’s Homelessness Czar Says He Won’t Quit Any Time Soon

Steven Banks said his intention is to "finish what I started"—rather than joining the exodus from the administration.
By Madina Toure
Former Mayor David Dinkins, left, and Human Resources Administration Commissioner Steve Banks, right, chat after Banks' speech at the New York Law School.
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
Lilliam Barrios-Paoli.
Nov 1

Bill de Blasio ‘Confused’ by Former Top Homelessness Official’s Criticism

By Madina Toure
HRA Commissioner Steven Banks.
Apr 11

De Blasio Putting Homeless Services Permanently in Hands of Cuomo Foe

By Will Bredderman
Mayor bill de Blasio with former Council Speaker Christine Quinn.
Mar 9

Christine Quinn Teams Up With de Blasio Administration on Homeless Shelter Overhaul

By Will Bredderman
Mayor De Blasio
Feb 10

City to Provide Security for Hotels Housing Homeless After Triple Murder

By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio named Dr. Herminia Palacio as Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services today. (Photo: Demetrius Freeman/Mayoral Photography Office)
Jan 5

New de Blasio Deputy Mayor for Homelessness Says She Probably Can’t Solve the Problem

By Will Bredderman
Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (Photo: Spencer Platt for Getty Images)
Jan 4

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

By Will Bredderman and Jillian Jorgensen
A homeless woman in Manhattan
Jan 4

De Blasio Appreciates ‘Intent’ of Cuomo Homelessness Order, But Calls It Redundant

By Will Bredderman
A homeless person's grocery cart and chair is shown along Fifth Avenue during the annual Veterans Day in 2006. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images)
Dec 30

De Blasio Touts End to ‘Chronic Veteran Homelessness’ in New York City

By Jillian Jorgensen
HRA Commissioner Steven Banks.
Dec 16

Leader of City Homelessness Review Points to Years of Increasing Population

By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio announces an overhaul of the Department of Homeless Services today. (Photo: Jillian Jorgensen for the Observer)
Dec 15

Another Top Homelessness Official Leaves the de Blasio Administration

By Jillian Jorgensen
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Jul 14

Take Back Tompkins Square Park. And New York City.

By The Editors
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman
May 19

Attorney General to Use Bank Settlement Cash to House Homeless

By Will Bredderman
Department of Investigation Commissioner Mark Peters (Photo: Will Bredderman/New York Observer).
Mar 12

DOI: City Investigating Potential Crimes in Shelter System

By Will Bredderman
A dead rat at a refugee camp in Germany (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images).
Mar 12

Probe Finds ‘Serious Deficiencies’—And Dead Rats—at Homeless Shelters

By Will Bredderman
60,000 Homeless seek shelter every night Getty Images
Feb 3

Number of City’s Homeless Seeking Shelter Reaches Record High

By Aisling Brennan
Nov 19

City Books Hotel Rooms For Homeless, But Management Isn’t Pleased

By John Bonazzo
Scott Stringer, Jonathan Tisch & New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli; Mr. Stringer can't be all that upset about $30,000 overage on a $20 million project. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)
Jul 18

Department of Homeless Services Is Ripped Off for Just $30,000—Nice Job, Guys!

By Ronn Torossian
Scott Stringer. (photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitchwaxman/)
Jul 17

Scott Stringer: Sandy Contractors Soaked the City

By Will Bredderman
Jori Bolton
Apr 23

The Return of Hooverville: The Deepening Crisis of Family Homelessness

By Kim Velsey
Oct 29

Homeless Still on the Streets of New York as Sandy Hits Land

By Kelly Faircloth
Oct 9

New York Takes Steps to Help the Homeless Vote

By Colin Campbell
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