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“A Clear Violation of the Law”: Shelter Strain Sends City and State Back to Court
For the second time in less than a month, lawyers gathered behind closed doors in a Manhattan courtroom Friday to discuss the fate of a set of rules that have defined New York City’s response to homelessness for decades. In short, the city is obligated to provide a shelter bed to anyone in need—part of a unique set of rules that grew from a 1981 consent decree in the lawsuit Callahan v. Carey, establishing a right to shelter for single men.
But until Thursday morning, asylum seekers had cued up for days outside of the Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, a designated intake center, unable to gain entry. They were among tens of thousands of migrants who have arrived in New York City since last year, pushing the city’s overall shelter population north of 100,000.
“What we saw this week was a clear violation of the law in New York,” Josh Goldfein, a staff attorney at the Legal Aid Society’s Homeless Rights Project, told reporters Friday.
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City’s Affordable Housing Production Saw a Boost Last Year After Prior Plunge
After dropping the year before, affordable housing production was up again during the 12-month span that ended June 30, officials said Thursday—what advocates say is a welcomed boost but still a far cry from what’s needed as the city struggles to address record-high levels of homelessness. Read more. ([link removed]) [link removed]
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Council Bill Would Require Monthly Reports On Street Homeless Sweeps
“We think this bill will bring much-needed transparency to how the administration is conducting these sweeps, and what is involved in them,” said Councilmember Sandy Nurse. “And if you think about it, especially when it comes to the cost, every dollar spent on sweeps and removals is one less dollar spent on housing.” Read the story. ([link removed])
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Opinion: Delivering on the Promise of a Renewable Rikers
“Every assessment and transfer deadline that passes without action delays the benefits of a transformed Rikers Island for all New Yorkers, especially those in the communities that have been directly harmed by unjust criminalization and environmental injustice.”
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“Son rápidos para sacarte de aquí”: solicitantes de asilo duermen al aire libre mientras el sistema de refugio se resquebraja
La administración dijo esta semana que su sistema de refugio está lleno. Además de los que duermen bajo la autopista Brooklyn-Queens, docenas también están acampando en las aceras fuera del hotel de Manhattan que sirve como el principal centro de entrada para los inmigrantes, ya que la ciudad prioriza las camas de refugio para familias con niños. Leer el artículo. ([link removed])
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