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Homelessness
right to shelter
Aug. 2, 2023
‘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
migrant crisis
May 19, 2023
‘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
power
May 9, 2023
‘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
crime
May 7, 2023
The Outrage Over Jordan Neely’s Killing Isn’t Going Away
The 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
street view
Jan. 12, 2023
Two Supportive-Housing Projects Make the Case for Building Many More
They’re cheaper than the alternatives, acceptable to the neighbors, and successful among people who were living on the street.
By
Justin Davidson
hotels
Dec. 22, 2022
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
hotels
Dec. 16, 2022
‘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
the city politic
Sept. 11, 2022
New York’s Leaders Are Sleeping Through a Housing Emergency
The political response should reflect the size and speed of the worsening crisis. It hasn’t even come close.
By
Errol Louis
the unhoused
July 28, 2022
Trump’s Grotesque Plan to ‘End Homelessness’ Is Already Mainstream Policy
Among plenty of Democrats, too.
By
Alissa Walker
our mayor
June 27, 2022
Eric Adams Tracks Homeless Encampments on a Google Doc
It’s his “system,” and he gets mad when police don’t use it.
By
Clio Chang
the unhoused
May 20, 2022
The Homeless Shelter Bearing Alex Trebek’s Name Is Finally Open
The
Jeopardy!
host was a generous and outspoken advocate for more housing.
By
Alissa Walker
our mayor
May 17, 2022
Mayor’s Office Proposes Emailing Your Landlord to Solve Housing Discrimination
Just ask them nicely.
By
Clio Chang
the unhoused
Apr. 7, 2022
The 8-Hour Standoff Against a Homeless-Encampment Sweep in the East Village
Seven people were arrested after protesting the removal of the tents near Tompkins Square Park.
By
Sam Russek
housing
Apr. 1, 2022
The Cruel Theater of Encampment Sweeps
Adams’s task force cleared hundreds of sites. Five people accepted a bed.
By
Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein
crime
Mar. 30, 2022
What Made the ‘MoMA Stabber’ Snap?
And why do so many people want the reason to be homelessness?
By
Bridget Read
homelessness
Mar. 23, 2022
The Oakland Tiny-Home Fire Raises Bigger Questions About Homeless Housing
Advocates and residents are asking about the safety and long-term feasibility of these unconventional shelters.
By
Alissa Walker
crime
Mar. 15, 2022
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
shelters
Nov. 19, 2021
There’s Only One Church Shelter That’s Reopened This Winter
Dozens of other faith-based shelters remain closed.
By
Luke Cregan
assessment
Oct. 15, 2021
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
the unhoused
Aug. 16, 2021
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
homelessness
Aug. 4, 2021
The City Is Finally Giving Homeless New Yorkers Enough Money for Rent
The voucher program’s long-overdue boost comes months ahead of schedule.
By
Valeria Ricciulli
beach house
July 9, 2021
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
housing
July 2, 2021
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
living small
June 24, 2021
It’s Time for New York City to Bring Back SROs
A solution to high rents, empty hotels, and the homelessness crisis.
By
Karrie Jacobs
housing
June 15, 2021
The Homeless-to-Hotels Program Is Ending, and Nobody’s Ready
Advocates fear mass eviction; hoteliers say their businesses are still in crisis.
By
Kevin T. Dugan
homelessness
May 28, 2021
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
housing
Apr. 27, 2021
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
public space
Mar. 26, 2021
Last Night in Echo Park
On the scene as the LAPD evicted an enormous community of unhoused residents from the shore of Echo Park Lake.
By
Alissa Walker
ideas
Mar. 10, 2021
Social Workers Instead of Police? Denver’s 911 Experiment Is a Promising Start
Six months into a pilot program that deploys squads of caregivers in place of cops, there are signs of success.
By
Alissa Walker
housing politics
Feb. 1, 2021
Austin Experiments With Moving Police Dollars to Homeless Housing
The city council has bought one hotel and plans to purchase another this week.
By
Alissa Walker
encounter
Oct. 14, 2020
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
neighborhoods
Oct. 14, 2020
When NIMBY Met MAGA on the Upper West Side
A 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