The Coalition for the Homeless has argued that expanding the shelter system is simply a Band-aid on the much deeper wound: the lack of permanent affordable housing in the city. Commissioner Banks, a former attorney-in-chief at the Legal Aid Society, which represents low-income New Yorkers, ...
Students who are homeless can face many educational challenges. During the COVID-19 pandemic, homeless students could no longer rely on school services such as counseling. Some attended remote classes from a shelter that lacked reliable internet service. Homeless students also face difficulties getting...
CUOMO BLAMES HOMELESS PROBLEMS ON DE BLASIO MISMANAGEMENT — POLITICO New York’s Laura Nahmias: After a series of reports on widespread violence and drug abuse inside New York City’s homeless shelter system, Gov. Andrew Cuomo renewed his assa...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- New York City is offering to pay friends and family of homeless shelter residents to take them in as part of a new program -- but it may be more difficult than it sounds. Ricky Ortiz spoke with CBS2's Tracee Carrasco. Ortiz, his wife, and their 5-month-ol...