homelessness

Locals contest city's deal for new homeless shelter

Locals say the Hotel Alexander should be converted into permanent, affordable housing instead of a homeless shelter.

By Daphne Chen | Jan 18 02:35 am ET

A new way to help the homeless

We need to serve people, not labels.

By Lucy Herz | Nov 14 07:12 pm ET

Poverty is in your backyard

Columbians need to care a little more about the poverty that surrounds them.

By Gordon Chen | Oct 19 08:02 pm ET

Brother, can you spare a granola bar?

Torn about how to respond to homelessness? Step 1: Quit treating panhandlers like garbage cans.

By Kathryn Brill | Sep 7 06:21 pm ET

Transitional shelter to remain on 107th through November

A building on 107th Street will remain a transitional shelter for 80 homeless women until November, despite concerns about its landlord.

By Sarah Darville | Mar 3 04:25 am ET

Homelessness in city schools rises with recession

More than 15,000 families across New York City have children in homeless shelters.

By Jessica Hills | Mar 2 02:52 am ET

Shelter plans scrapped amid ownership concerns

After a contentious Community Board 7 meeting on Tuesday night, housing organization Help USA confirmed Wednesday that they were pulling out of plans for a long-term contract with the Department of Homeless Services.

By Devin Briski | Feb 25 03:49 am ET

Transitional housing finds little support

A Community Board 7 committee meeting Tuesday night became a passionate forum against plans for a transitional housing shelter on 107th Street.

By Sarah Darville | Feb 24 04:52 am ET

Nonprofit sees uptick in services as numbers of newly homeless increase

On Sunday, low-income residents gathered to exhibit their work at Broadway Presbyterian on 114th Street, a church that has seen a dramatic upshot in the number of citizens who use its services—which range from free food to art therapy—in the past year.

By Devin Briski | Feb 22 03:49 am ET

Harlem’s Cluster House facility prepares for renovation

Cluster House, a facility for formerly homeless women diagnosed with severe mental illnesses is primed for a makeover.

By Shira Poliak | Nov 23 01:45 am ET

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