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These 5 Charts Show How Hotels Became New York’s Response to Homelessness
Social services agencies across the state now place nearly half of all individuals and families seeking shelter in hotels, ...
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New York can solve homelessness: But we won’t get there by simply transforming the right to shelter into a right to housing – New York Daily News
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 30: A homeless person sleeps in Grand Central Terminal on August 30, 2021 in New York City. New York City, which depends economically on both tourists and office ...
Her Family Needed Housing. They Spent Months in New York Hotels, Left to Fend for Themselves.
Statewide spending on hotels has more than tripled in recent years. The shift away from shelters has prevented families from ...
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New York City's Homeless Bill of Rights becomes law - NPR
Homelessness in New York City has hit levels that haven't been seen since the Great Depression. The advocacy group the Coalition for the Homeless says that as of March, there were more than 75,000 ...
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Why New York City's homeless rates skyrocketed for single adults but dropped for families during the pandemic
A new report shows the rate of homeless, single adults in New York City reached record levels during the pandemic, while the number of homeless families declined.
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"Their lives are not disposable": New York City's homeless population among the most at risk during the pandemic, advocates warn
Scenes of "catastrophe" as New York hospitals battle coronavirus 03:57. As the coronavirus rages through New York City, advocates are warning that the city's homeless population faces an even ...
LGBTQ+ youth are twice as likely to be homeless. We need to talk about it.
It's been several decades since McCollum's experience living on the streets of New York City, yet for many LGBTQ+ young ...
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New York City homeless man sleeps on sidewalk with toaster oven, crisis worst 'since Great Depression'
New York City’s homeless population has surged in recent years to 80,000 people, according to The Bowery Mission, a 150-year-old agency serving the hungry and homeless, citing federal data.
New York State homeless population doubles in one year, influx focused in NYC - MSN
Homelessness decreased in New York between 2020 and 2022, but since 2022 and the end of pandemic era eviction moratoriums, it ...
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She Works in a Homeless Shelter, and She Lives in One, Too (Published 2021) - The New York Times
Many employees of New York’s homeless shelters are themselves in precarious economic situations, taking on multiple jobs, working overtime and struggling to find their own homes. By Daniel E ...