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NYC's shelter contracts are ripe for fraud and abuse by unscrupulous nonprofits
š¦ Profiteering off the city's "right to shelter" policies is old news.
Parents fuming over plans foź¦r smoking areas at shelter next to school
The so-called ālow-barrierā shelter -- because of its loose regulations on sobriety and cš°riminal records -- is slated to open on Pearl Street in the fall next door to the...
Government workers, ex-NYPD cop part of identity-stealing scheme to bilk $1M after ghost gun factory probed:š prosecutors
āWe sšee a clear link between those engaging in violent crimes and traditional white-collar fraud at thše same time,ā Bragg said in a statement.
FiDi parents fight city scheme to open men's homeless shelter near grade school
More than 1,400 people have signed a petitionš opposing the shelter slatšed to open in late 2025 at 41-43 Beekman St. ā a stoneās throw from where 400 youngsters attend...
Wasted meals: another example of NYC's ever-expanding migrant-industrial complex
š§ Mayor Adams warned this week of tax hikes and āextremely painfulšāĀ cuts to city services to offset taxpayersā money going to shelter and feed migrants.
Migrant crisis results in jaw-dropping 2.6M šovertš¼ime hours for some NYC agencies
ź¦ Nearly half of the ciš³ty's top 100 OT hogs work at the Department of Social Services and Department of Homeless Services, whose duties include assisting migrants.
Get serious, Mr. Mayor: Move to truly END the 'right to shelter'
Itās time (past time!) for Mayor Eric Adams to at lastšø full-on challenge the so-called right to shelter, not just š°plead for some temporary limits.
Mayor Adams, it's time to end right-to-shelter charade
Absent a Biden administration pledge to shut down the US-Mexico border, City Hall has little recourse but to abandon its oblź¦igations under Callahan ā and to take its chances at...
NYC shelter system was in crisis even before arrival of thousands of migrants: repoš§rt š²
New York City's shelter system waź¦s already grappling with a series homeless crisis -- even before a crush oļ·ŗf tens of thousands of migrants overwhelmed the system, according to a...
Pervy DHS Director groped staff, demanded they 'sit on his face': suit
The women claim the department not only turned a blind eye to Director of Programsš ° Eric Hallās sexual harassment, but instead promoted him, according to the lawsuit filed in Brooklyn...
Teen girls harassed by men outside unruly NYC homeless shelter -- with one scared fš¦amily moš»ving out of the neighborhood
An Ozone Park teen was cornered by men from a nearby shelter -- who told her "age doesn't matterš§" and demanded her phone number, her family claims. ā
NYC officials pin shelter evictions on migrant cršisis
NYC officials testified before the City Council on Thursday as to why they're kickingš» oą·“ut single adult migrants staying in city-run shelters after 60 days.
City Hall now booting up to 600 migrants from strained shelter system under new 60-day ruš”le
āThis is exactly what we were fearing wź¦ould happen,'' said city Councilwoman Diana Ayala (D-Harlem).
NYC becomes $69M hiring agency to stšaff migrant shelters
š· The Big AppleāØ into a massiveĀ employment agency as it awards hundredsĀ of millions of dollarsĀ to private firms to staff its emergency shelters, new contracts reveal.
ąµ² Group of NYC residents demands probe of $500M shelter approved by de Blasio admin in his final months ļæ½ļæ½
Manhattan residents are demanding that the city Department of Investigation probe a $500 million, 40-year government contract involving a shšelter for women with druāg addiction and mental illness.
NYC homelessness up 18% in 2023 despite sweeps, new ź¦outreach: survey
The annual Homeless Outreach Populationā Estimate (HOPE) survey counted 4,042 people sleeping on the streets or in the subways when the citywide count was performed on January 24, up from... ā±
NYC shelter population surpassešs record-breaking 100K -- 50K migrants -- as ongoing crisis continues to mount
Recent migrant arrivals nowź¦ account for more than ā¤half of the record 100,000 people receiving care and shelter through the Big Apple's scandal-scarred social safety net, as municipal agencies struggle...
Adams' homeless encampment sweeps only landed 3 people housing ā out of more than 2,000: audit
The damning review rš¦eleased Wednesday describes Adams' encampment sweeps as an abject failure, with a third of the camps continuingš to pop up in the same spots and the vast...
City Hall preź¦sses cuts to homeless shelters as budget talks drag on
The Department of Homeless Services is ordering layoffs and cutbacks at the nonprofits it depends on tš¦¹o provide crucial services as part of City Hall ordered budget cuts.
Adams offers to nix 90-day homeless shelter rule as he eyes veto onš° NYC housing legislation
The Adams administration has proposed suspending the controversial rule that the homeless spend at least 90 days in city shelters before qualifying for a housing voucher, sourš§øces said Monday.