Homeless Shelter

Greenpoint Residents Upset After Group Of Sex Offenders Move Into Nearby Homeless Shelter

A spokesperson for the Department of Homeless Services said they are legally required to house the homeless regardless of their criminal background.

2013/03/08

A homeless man walks down the street in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

New York City Battles Rise In Homelessness

City officials have had to open nine new shelters in two months as the number of homeless seeking a place to stay jumped 18 percent in only a year.

2012/08/11

Stringer, Others Call On DHS To Suspend Moving Homeless Families Into UWS Buildings

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and others have come out against the City Department of Homeless Services and its plan to open a large-scale homeless shelter in a residential area on the Upper West Side.

2012/08/07

City Council Challenging NYC Homeless Shelter Policy

The policy would require single adults looking for shelter to prove they have nowhere else to go.

2011/11/29

INN Volunteers (credit: The INN/Facebook)

Long Island Charity Plans Open House To Recruit Volunteers On Sunday

The INN, located in Hempstead, will opening the doors to Long Island’s largest soup kitchen, the Mary Brennan INN, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to give the community an opportunity to tour the facility and learn about the agency’s programs.

2011/09/24

FILE -- New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (credit: Jemal Countess/Getty Images for City Harvest, Inc.)

Christine Quinn Furious Over City’s Proposed 12-Story Homeless Shelter

Council speaker Christine Quinn, usually a staunch Bloomberg ally, is furious at the administration’s court attempt to knock down a city law limiting the size of homeless shelters to 200 beds.

2011/07/28

NYC To Pay June Rent For Thousands Of Formerly Homeless

New York City said that it will obey a court decision and pay the June rent for more than 13,000 families who moved out of homeless shelters.
An appeals court ruled the city must continue paying rental subsidies through the Advantage program.

2011/06/03

Homeless Shelter Fight Brewing In Lower Manhattan

Controversy over a new homeless shelter has neighbors choosing sides in Chelsea. The fight isn’t about where the shelter is being built, but whether the people building it were honest about their plans.

2011/05/24