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shelter system

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

Up to 25 facilities could face a state takeover or closure under Andrew Cuomo's new plan, which will expand his power over the city system.
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

Longtime Bill de Blasio rival Christine Quinn was on hand to praise the city for helping remediate 12,000 violations at homeless shelters citywide.
By Will Bredderman
Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (Photo: Spencer Platt for Getty Images)

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

"If shelters are not up to code, then we are going to be very diligent in our inspection and management of the existing shelter system," Andrew Cuomo said, citing an audit by Scott Stringer.
By Will Bredderman and Jillian Jorgensen
A dead rat at a refugee camp in Germany (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images).

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

By Will Bredderman
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