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NYC homeless shelters are falling apart. Providers say the city’s fix-it process is broken.

The Schwartz Men's shelter on Wards Island has large congregate rooms with no privacy where it can be loud and crowded, the report said. Volunteers of America said fixing up cr...

AM Hooks joins ribbon-cutting for new playground at East Elmhurst homeless shelter

Win held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of a new playground for parents and children at one of its Queens shelters in East Elmhurst on Wednesday afternoon, Augu...

Upper West Side residents protest quality-of-life concerns linked to shelter next to playground

There are big concerns from neighbors, so Eyewitness News asked the Department of Social Services about it. They said in a statement that a community advisory board has been set up...

NYC to move 110 single homeless men to quiet Brooklyn neighborhood, leaving locals worried: report

A Brooklyn shelter in Sheepshead Bay will reportedly house 110 single homeless men without criminal background checks, alarming residents who cite rising crime.

Bronx shelter offers a fresh start for formerly incarcerated New Yorkers

Angel Fabian, 56, receiving his diploma. The specialized shelter offers 140 beds and job training for formerly incarcerated men. [ more › ]

NY Supreme Court greenlights trans woman’s suit against NYC alleging it forced her to live in men’s homeless shelter

A Manhattan Supreme Court judge greenlit a transgender woman’s suit against New York City, allowing her landmark case over claims the city wrongfully forced her to live in men’s sh...

Houseless trans woman forced into men’s shelter & sexually assaulted in NYC sues city

She says she was told she needed to be a year into hormone therapy to be housed as a woman.

NYC must face lawsuit over treatment of transgender woman in shelter system

Early evening view of the New York County Supreme Court building on Foley Square in Manhattan. A transgender woman alleges the city repeatedly placed her in men’s shelte...

Photos | BP Richards provides $750K in funding to Queensbridge Houses daycare center

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced the allocation of $750,000 to the Queensbridge Police Athletic League Western Queens Head Start daycare center, located at 10-26...

Wanted: Large space for 100-bed emergency shelter in Chittenden County

NYC landlord agrees to help formerly homeless tenants before evicting them

An aerial view of Bedford Gardens in South Williamsburg, Brooklyn taken on August 8, 2025 in New York City. The nonprofit organization CAMBA reached a settlement agreement with...

Lawsuit heads to trial as tenants allege years of neglect at Jamaica towers

While most New York City apartments come with at least one headache, tenants living at The Crossing, a two-building affordable housing apartment complex on Archer Avenue and 14...

CM Brooks-Powers calls on NYCHA to address vacant units in southeast Queens

Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers is calling on NYCHA to prioritize five developments in southeast Queens in the agency’s Vacant Unit Readiness program, noting that her council...

Publicly funded NYC homeless youth nonprofit accused of union-busting

Covenant House New York is headquartered in Midtown. How a fight for better pay at a NYC nonprofit turned into a four-year battle over a contract deal. [ more › ]

City announces Long Island City’s Parcel E to be transformed into 983-unit housing development with over 600 affordable...

The city will transform a long-vacant city-owned site near the Long Island City waterfront into a sprawling mixed-use development that will create almost 1,000 homes across three b...

Housing lottery underway for 12 units in Far Rockaway, rent at $2,583

Sign up for our weekly email newsletter to stay updated on the latest housing lotteries in New York City. New York City has launched an affordable housing lottery for 12 units at 2...

Housing lottery in progress for 15 units at Jamaica Central, rent starts at $1,323

Sign up for our weekly email newsletter to stay updated on the latest housing lotteries in New York City. An affordable housing lottery is currently running for 15 units at Jamaica...

Housing lottery running for six units in LIC, rent starts at $2,945

Sign up for our weekly email newsletter to stay updated on the latest housing lotteries in New York City. A housing lottery is now in progress for six units in a 5-story mixed-use...

NYPD arrests Bronx man accused of sexually abusing teens he met at homeless shelters

Police said one of the victims was a member of his’ family, and he met others at the shelters. [ more › ]

DA says Manhattan housing specialist stole thousands from people in homeless shelter

The indictment charges the housing specialist with several crimes, including identity theft. [ more › ]

DiNapoli warns NY child homelessness rate doubles national average

Although New York State saw an overall decrease in its homeless population in 2025, homelessness rose in 17 of 25 regions, prompting a class-action lawsuit against the state over o...

Vancouver homeless shelter urges Gluesenkamp Perez to protect federal housing funding

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez toured a homeless shelter Thursday inside St. Paul Lutheran Church and saw firsthand the rooms where men are rebuilding their lives. She also hear...

Manhattan's reported 12-block homeless camp tests Mamdani's outreach-first sweep policy

A homeless encampment reported to extend roughly 12 blocks along Manhattan's West Side has become a flashpoint for Mayor Zohran Mamdani, with residents, workers and tourists tellin...

A new emergency shelter provides a desperately needed space for older LGBTQ+ teens

Asia's House will also work with other organizations to provide wrap-around services for youth in need.