Department of homeless services
The New York City Council voted last year to expand the city’s housing voucher system for New Yorkers experiencing homeless. But advocates, landlords, and voucher recipients say bureaucratic mishaps in the program are keeping people stuck in shelters longer than necessary.
Feb 18, 5:00 AM
Following a lawsuit brought by a trans activist, the city will be required to implement a number of changes to make the shelter system safer for trans and gender non-conforming people.
Jan 3, 6:01 AM
"They’re ignoring all of these people in here. They’re moving them around like cattle. They don’t care."
Jul 2, 2021 5:01 PM
After a months-long battle, a court has ruled that the city can move homeless men out of a hotel on the Upper West Side.
Jun 4, 2021 12:09 PM
On Tuesday, the Department of Homeless Services held a public hearing on the proposed rule.
Sep 24, 2019 4:24 PM
If the city were paying Women In Need the same rate for services and operations at the Fourth Avenue shelters as at its Brownsville sites, it would result in a savings of about $87.6 million.
Updated: Jul 12, 2019 7:10 PM
One family's apartment didn't even have a certificate of habitability.
Updated: Dec 21, 2018 9:18 AM
People claiming to work for the city have been threatening residents at a privately run Brooklyn shelter.
Updated: Mar 10, 2016 9:23 AM