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Homeless Shelters

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.

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
A homeless man's sign rests on the street on December 21, 2015 in New York City.

De Blasio’s Homelessness Plan Will Cut the Record-High Shelter Population By Just Four Percent

Bill de Blasio's long-promised solution to the crisis will reduce the 60,000 people living in city shelters by just 2,500 over five years.
By Will Bredderman
Lilliam Barrios-Paoli.

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

Mayor Bill de Blasio said Lilliam Barrios-Paoli's attacks on his indigent policies puzzled him, since she designed so many of them.
By Madina Toure
Elected officials from Queens protested at City Hall over what they believe is Mayor Bill de Blasio's failed policy for addressing the city's homelessness crisis.

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

By Madina Toure
Bill de Blasio speaks at the Democratic Convention.

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

By Madina Toure
Subway Assault

Afternoon Bulletin: Subway Assault, New Knicks Coach and More

By Spencer Roth-Rose
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.

Cuomo to Seize or Shutter Homeless Shelters That Don’t Clean Up

By Will Bredderman
A homeless man's sign rests on the street on December 21, 2015 in New York City.

Despite de Blasio’s Claims of Progress, Cuomo Insists Homelessness ‘Getting Worse’

By Will Bredderman
Cops on patrol for panhandling.

Homeless Shelter Security Staff to Get NYPD Training

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

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

By Will Bredderman
A homeless woman pauses in a Manhattan train station.

City And State Fight Over Homeless Again, This Time in Writing

By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor De Blasio

City to Provide Security for Hotels Housing Homeless After Triple Murder

By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio at a prior budget announcement. (Photo: Rob Bennett/NYC Mayor's Office)

De Blasio Kicks Off Budget Season With $82.1 Billion Plan

By Jillian Jorgensen
A homeless man looking for money for a room sits on Fifth Avenue near 42nd Street in New York January 4, 2016. (Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Here’s Gov. Cuomo’s Plan to Fix New York City’s Homeless Shelters

By Jillian Jorgensen
Former Council Speaker Christine Quinn joined Mayor Bill de Blasio for a press conference at a homeless shelter today. (Photo: Jillian Jorgensen for Observer)

Bill de Blasio Turns to Former Rival Christine Quinn on Homelessness

By Jillian Jorgensen
Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Stringer Calls For Hiring New Deputy Mayor in Audit of Homeless Services

By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

‘A Lot Needs Improvement’: de Blasio On His Term So Far

By Jillian Jorgensen
The Bronx for the mixed-use housing development.

Mayor’s New Low-Income Housing Model Breaks Ground in the Bronx

By Morgan Halberg
A homeless person in Penn Station. (Photo: Spencer Platt for Getty Images)

Why Aren’t More Homeless New Yorkers Staying in Shelters?

By Catherine Rafter
New York Post overlaid by Genius Beta. (Image: screenshot)

Sex Predators in Homeless Shelter Debate via Genius Annotation

By Brady Dale
Bill de Blasio. (Photo: Rob Bennett/NYC Mayor's Office)

Mayor Announces Reforms to Two Large Homeless Shelters

By Colin Campbell
Paul Rodriguez of Picture the Homeless. (Christopher Brennan)

As Sandy Creates Thousands of New Homeless, Advocates Draw Attention to Those Suffering Before the Storm

By Christopher Brennan
Christine Quinn gave her State of the City address today. (Photo: NY1)

Christine Quinn Hails ‘Tremendous Victory’ In Homeless Shelter Suit [Update]

By Hunter Walker

For Gay Rights, The Honeymoon Is Over

By Hunter Walker
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