City to open Soho homeless shelter
The city plans to open a homeless shelter in Soho, which is already atwitter over the de Blasio administration’s proposal to upzone the ritzy neighborhood. The Department of Social Services would house 200 men...
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German designers roll out weatherproof shelter pods
A group in Germany has come up with a novel way to provide emergency shelter to people experiencing homelessness...
Los Angeles
“Torture song”: Landlord apologizes for blasting Barney theme to deter homeless
UPDATED, 2:12 p.m., Feb. 11, 2021: “I love you, you love me, we’re a happy family!” For hundreds of...
Los Angeles
LA pays big bucks to build tiny homes for homeless
In Los Angeles, a planned tiny home village for the homeless is costing the city big bucks. Each of...
Council bill would house homeless in hotels
UPDATED April 21, 2020, 6:36 p.m.: The Department of Homeless Services may soon be required to move single shelter residents into hotels during the state of emergency. City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and City...
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Judge hauls LA officials to Skid Row to see lackluster coronavirus response
A federal judge in Los Angeles took L.A. County attorneys for a field trip this week to show them...
“There’s no plan:” Homeless brace for coronavirus
With few political champions and many vulnerabilities to the coronavirus, New York City’s homeless now run a risk of...
Coronavirus hits New York’s homeless shelters
The coronavirus has hit New York City’s homeless shelter system. Thursday evening, six cases of Covid-19 emerged in six...
City will convert 14 apartment buildings into housing for homeless
UPDATE, Feb. 21, 2020, 4 p.m.: The city has taken the next step in converting over a dozen Manhattan...
Los Angeles
HUD Secretary Carson: Religious orgs should rescue homeless
Homelessness in Los Angeles is a crisis that has vexed government officials for years but Housing and Urban Development...