Tag: homelessness

Dozens of homeless people have been living at the Excelsior Hotel at 45 West 81st street, as the city continues to rely on temporary private housing

July 11, 2016 Weather: Sunny, with a high of 83 degrees.

On April 15th, homeless veterans began moving into a newly renovated SRO (Single Room Occupancy) building, at 330 West 95th street, thanks to

Cuts in a rent-assistance program the state used to fund have pushed more people into homelessness, says Marc Greenberg, the executive director

In 1998, Raymond Melendez was an alcoholic and a crack addict, working as a "bouncer in a whore house.” Forty three years old, he had drunk and drugged his way

The homeless man known as Monk who likes to spend time in front of the Victoria's Secret store on Broadway and 85th street was greeted by about a dozen police officers this

Police Commissioner William Bratton said that the city will stop raiding homeless shelters, following an early-morning raid at an Upper West Side shelter last month that netted 22 arrests.

Omar Hoist, a 32-year-old man referred to by police as "undomiciled," was arrested late on Tuesday and charged with raping a 28-year-old woman

Residents at a new homeless shelter on 95th Street between West End and Riverside say apartments are infested with bed bugs, roaches and mice, and that the lack of cooking facilities forces them to eat out all the time. They told

October 3, 2012 Weather: A Few Showers, High of 74 Degrees

Homelessness is on the rise in New York; the number of people in shelters is up 29% since last spring when state budget cuts forced the closure of a city rent-subsidy program called Advantage. Many more people can't get access to shelters -- just 35% of families applying to stay ...

September 19, 2012 Weather: Partly Cloudy, High of 71 Degrees.