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New York Official Calls for ‘Transit Ambassadors’ to Aid Homeless, Not Police

In a new move to transform the city’s approach to homelessness in subways, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Councilmember Shahana ...

New York’s subway is waging a war on fare evasion with hostile architecture

The MTA says the spiked partitions it has introduced at 180-plus stations have helped reduce evasions. But at what cost?
The New York Times

How the N.Y.C. Mayoral Candidates Plan to Tackle Homelessness

The candidates’ views on addressing homelessness in New York City differ vastly, with calls to expand mental health services, overhaul the shelter system and change policing. By Anna Kodé More than ...

No address? Voting while homeless is challenging in U.S. election

Christina Giles lives in a homeless encampment just north of the U.S. Capitol and like many people, she is excited to cast ...
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New York City Council homeless agenda focuses on housing, prevention

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Homelessness in New York City is an ongoing crisis that City Council Speaker Corey Johnson wants to address and fix, and he unveiled a report Thursday called "Our Homelessness ...
The New York Times

154,000 New York City Students Were Homeless Last Year, a Record Number

If these pupils made up their own school system, it would be one of the 20 largest districts in the United States. The number includes those who are doubled up in crowded apartments. By Troy Closson A ...

DAVID MARCUS: How Zohran Mamdani will turn New York City into Portland

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's policies mirror those that led to Portland's urban decline. Could New York face ...