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  1. right to shelter
    ‘We Can’t Sleep Because of the Worry’Overnight at the Roosevelt Hotel, where hundreds of migrants are still waiting for somewhere to go.
    By Luis Feliz Leon
  2. migrant crisis
    ‘I Was Told to Say This and That, or Be Quiet.’Talking to two men who say they were recruited to pose as homeless veterans displaced by migrants.
    By Bridget Read
  3. power
    ‘I Would Like Everyone to Pretend That Was Their Son’AOC on Jordan Neely’s killing and who gets to feel safe in New York.
    By Angelina Chapin
  4. crime
    The Outrage Over Jordan Neely’s Killing Isn’t Going AwayThe ex-Marine who choked him to death has finally been identified, but it’s still not clear if he will face charges.
    By Matt Stieb and Paula Aceves
  5. street view
    Two Supportive-Housing Projects Make the Case for Building Many MoreThey’re cheaper than the alternatives, acceptable to the neighbors, and successful among people who were living on the street.
    By Justin Davidson
  6. hotels
    Did New York Miss Its Moment To Turn Hotels Into Housing?“It’s hard to look at the timing of these programs and say that it was treated as an emergency.”
    By Bridget Read
  7. hotels
    ‘I Know That I’m Living This Cinderella Life’The city’s closure of emergency hotels leaves former inmates scrambling to find housing by the New Year.
    By Annie Grossinger
  8. the city politic
    New York’s Leaders Are Sleeping Through a Housing EmergencyThe political response should reflect the size and speed of the worsening crisis. It hasn’t even come close.
    By Errol Louis
  9. the unhoused
    Trump’s Grotesque Plan to ‘End Homelessness’ Is Already Mainstream PolicyAmong plenty of Democrats, too.
    By Alissa Walker
  10. our mayor
    Eric Adams Tracks Homeless Encampments on a Google DocIt’s his “system,” and he gets mad when police don’t use it.
    By Clio Chang
  11. the unhoused
    The Homeless Shelter Bearing Alex Trebek’s Name Is Finally OpenThe Jeopardy! host was a generous and outspoken advocate for more housing.
    By Alissa Walker
  12. our mayor
    Mayor’s Office Proposes Emailing Your Landlord to Solve Housing DiscriminationJust ask them nicely.
    By Clio Chang
  13. the unhoused
    The 8-Hour Standoff Against a Homeless-Encampment Sweep in the East VillageSeven people were arrested after protesting the removal of the tents near Tompkins Square Park.
    By Sam Russek
  14. housing
    The Cruel Theater of Encampment SweepsAdams’s task force cleared hundreds of sites. Five people accepted a bed.
    By Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein
  15. crime
    What Made the ‘MoMA Stabber’ Snap?And why do so many people want the reason to be homelessness?
    By Bridget Read
  16. homelessness
    The Oakland Tiny-Home Fire Raises Bigger Questions About Homeless HousingAdvocates and residents are asking about the safety and long-term feasibility of these unconventional shelters.
    By Alissa Walker
  17. crime
    Suspect Arrested in Shootings of Unhoused Men in NYC and D.C.Law-enforcement officers in D.C. arrested a suspect on Tuesday morning, following an extensive search.
    By Nia Prater
  18. shelters
    There’s Only One Church Shelter That’s Reopened This WinterDozens of other faith-based shelters remain closed.
    By Luke Cregan
  19. assessment
    Can Eric Adams Really Turn 25,000 Hotel Rooms Into Affordable Housing?Even after all the past year’s closures, that’s a lot of real estate.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  20. the unhoused
    Shelters Were Supposed to Get Better Air Circulation This Year. They Didn’t.“Ventilation? What ventilation? … Where we’re sleeping at, there’s nothing.”
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  21. homelessness
    The City Is Finally Giving Homeless New Yorkers Enough Money for RentThe voucher program’s long-overdue boost comes months ahead of schedule.
    By Valeria Ricciulli
  22. beach house
    Even a Starchitect’s Homeless Housing Project Won’t Sway Venice Beach NIMBYs“What they are working towards is a de facto gated beach community.”
    By Alissa Walker
  23. housing
    25 Men Lock Themselves in Hotel Rooms, Refusing Transfer to Homeless Shelter“I got very severe asthma, and I don’t wanna be in a dorm setting with 30 homeless men that I don’t know.”
    By Valeria Ricciulli
  24. living small
    It’s Time for New York City to Bring Back SROsA solution to high rents, empty hotels, and the homelessness crisis.
    By Karrie Jacobs
  25. housing
    The Homeless-to-Hotels Program Is Ending, and Nobody’s ReadyAdvocates fear mass eviction; hoteliers say their businesses are still in crisis.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  26. homelessness
    NYC’s Annual Homeless Count Says the Numbers Are Way Down. It’s Probably Wrong.Advocates say the subway shutdown and increased police sweeps likely threw off the numbers.
    By Valeria Ricciulli
  27. housing
    L.A. Built a Tiny-House Village for the Homeless. Some Aren’t So Sure About It.The city’s good intentions come with restrictions and, possibly, an ulterior motive.
    By Alissa Walker
  28. public space
    Last Night in Echo ParkOn the scene as the LAPD evicted an enormous community of unhoused residents from the shore of Echo Park Lake.
    By Alissa Walker
  29. ideas
    Social Workers Instead of Police? Denver’s 911 Experiment Is a Promising StartSix months into a pilot program that deploys squads of caregivers in place of cops, there are signs of success.
    By Alissa Walker
  30. housing politics
    Austin Experiments With Moving Police Dollars to Homeless HousingThe city council has bought one hotel and plans to purchase another this week.
    By Alissa Walker
  31. encounter
    Theo Henderson Influences L.A. City Policy. For 7 Years, He’s Lived in the Park.His podcast, We the Unhoused, is made from wherever he can charge up his phone.
    By Alissa Walker
  32. neighborhoods
    When NIMBY Met MAGA on the Upper West SideA group of liberal residents wanted to oust hundreds of homeless men from a local hotel. Then Tucker Carlson took up their cause.
    By Miriam Elder