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Jan 17

Microsoft’s Seattle Housing Pledge Will Cost the Company Nothing—And Makes Amazon Look Bad

Microsoft pledged $500 million to help solve homelessness and the housing crisis, but it's not as generous as it sounds.
By Sissi Cao
Mar 27

What’s the Price of Luxury in Downtown LA? $100K a Month and Then Some

Downtown Los Angeles emerges as a luxury real estate hub, thanks to the arrival of three amenity-laden properties.
By Geoff Nudelman
Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiling his long-awaited homeless plan at a press conference in February.
Oct 24

De Blasio and Cuomo Spar Over Homeless People on the Subway

The mayor insisted that the NYPD is ready to take necessary steps to address the issues of homeless people sleeping on the trains.
By Madina Toure
A homeless woman in Manhattan
Aug 7

City’s $22 Million Mental Health Plan Doesn’t Quite Tackle Homelessness as Advertised

By Ross Barkan
Subway riders wait on the platform. (Photo: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)
Aug 6

Afternoon Bulletin: Subway Stations Lose Trash Cans, Busta Rhymes Arrested in Chelsea

By Elizabeth Gurdus
It's Not The End of the World: Author Judy Blume came to one blundering husband's rescue via Twitter last night (Photo: Evan Agostini/Getty Images).
Jul 31

Afternoon Bulletin: Judy Blume Saves a Marriage, City Potholes Worsening

By Elizabeth Gurdus
LaGuardia Airport.
Jul 27

Afternoon Bulletin: LaGuardia Airport to Undergo Major Reconstruction

By Elizabeth Gurdus
NEW YORK - MAY 02: Men sleep on park benches May 2, 2007 in New York City. New York City released its Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE) today which concluded that unsheltered homelessness is down 15 percent from 2005. The report also showed that among the homeless, 19 percent fewer individuals are living on city streets or in parks since January 2006. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Jul 24

Is Homelessness in Tompkins Square Park Actually Increasing?

By Catherine Rafter
Homeless Post Reporter
Jul 16

New York Post Makes Reporter Pretend to Be Homeless

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke
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Jul 14

Take Back Tompkins Square Park. And New York City.

By The Editors
New York Post overlaid by Genius Beta. (Image: screenshot)
Jun 8

Sex Predators in Homeless Shelter Debate via Genius Annotation

By Brady Dale
NYPD officers. (Photo: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)
Jun 2

NYC Is Going to the Dogs

By Lisa Schiffren
Anonymous smoke-bomber attacks popular West Village restaurant Bar Pitti.
Oct 15

NYPD Turns to Angry Yelp Reviews For Leads in Smoke-Bomb Attack

By Katy Turner
(Photo by Imgorthand / Getty Images)
Jul 3

Rising Number of Homeless Students in NYC Creates Social, Economic Strain

By Erica Sloan
A NYCHA development (Photo: Flickr).
Jun 3

NYCHA to Allocate Approximately 750 Units a Year to Homeless Families

By Kim Velsey
Jimmy M
Jun 2

Too Damn High? Brooklyn Homeowner Ordered to House Homeless Tenant for Free

By Alexandra Sternlicht
May 27

Why Leo 'the Homeless Coder' Remains on the Streets One Successful App and $10,000 Later

By Sage Lazzaro
Mayor Bill de Blasio. (Photo: NYC Mayor's Office)
Mar 25

De Blasio Blames ‘Miscommunication’ for Spat Over Homeless Subsidies

By Jill Colvin
Michael Bloomberg. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty)
Mar 14

Bloomberg Slams Minimum Wage Hike, Says He Doesn’t Miss Old Gig a Bit

By Jill Colvin
Bill de Blasio announcing the appointment of Lilliam Barrios-Paoli as his deputy mayor.
Dec 12

De Blasio Invokes Dasani in Vow to Change City’s Approach to Its Homeless

By Jill Colvin
No rest for the weary at Strand Books.
Nov 15

Strand Customers Not Happy Book Store Sprays Homeless Away

By Laura Mallonee
Joe Lhota speaking to reporters in Central Park.
Sep 23

Joe Lhota Wants to Bar Non-New Yorkers From Homeless Shelters

By Jill Colvin
Apr 23

When the Street Is Home

By Emily Anne Epstein
The Greenpoint Reformed Church. (jessica.dailey, flickr)
Jan 17

Greenpoint Residents To Homeless: Take Shelter Elsewhere

By Kim Velsey
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