Housing Vouchers to Be Reinstated Following Settlement With Social Services
The city illegally booted large numbers of New Yorkers off of the CityFHEPS program over the past two years and now must make restitution.
City Debuts Pilot to Move Homeless Into Permanent Homes With Mental Health Support
Amid the city’s ongoing homelessness crisis, Mayor Eric Adams’ administration announced Monday it’s taking several actions aimed at getting more homeless New Yorkers into permanent housing.
In ‘Burg, Police, Sanitation Toss Beds, Tents in Trash as Homeless Say Group Shelters Are Unsafe
The mayor’s new plan to remove homeless encampments throughout the city took effect Monday afternoon as city agencies removed several unhoused people and their belongings from their longtime home under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Williamsburg.
Eric Adams Proposes Converting Struggling Hotels Into Supportive Housing
Democratic mayoral nominee Eric Adams wants to convert distressed outer-borough hotels to supportive housing, as the hospitality industry still struggles to recover from the pandemic.
Brooklyn Paper Podcast Chats With Residents of Brooklyn’s Outlaw Mobile Home Community
Semi-mobile homes have become refuges for Brooklynites unable to pay rent, our sister pub Brooklyn Paper reports.
Will De Blasio’s Plan to Fix the City’s Homeless Shelter System Work?
Will 90 new shelters be enough? Or too many?
Brooklyn’s Homeless Shelters, Mapped
Despite record rates of homelessness in New York, there are limited resources available to locate neighborhood shelters.
Here’s a handy reference.
Brooklyn’s Three-Quarter Houses Continue to Be Plagued by Corruption and Abuse
In the face of rising rates of homelessness and meager resources to address the crisis, the city continues turning to shady and corrupt landlords to house the homeless.
Fire-Wrecked Greenpoint Warehouse to Become Amenity-Rich 155-Key Hotel
Greenpoint’s former “Forgotten City” has been remembered by longtime deed holders Jack and Joshua Guttman of Pearl Realty Management.
City Confirms Sunset Park’s Sleep Inn Will Be Turned Into Homeless Shelter
The Department of Homeless Services has confirmed Sunset Park’s Sleep Inn is being converted into a 150-man homeless shelter.