Tag: homeless shelters
In 2012, the city planned to redevelop Bedford Atlantic Armory, an imposing 120-year-old building at the intersection of Bedford and Atlantic Avenues on the border of Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy. But now, Crain’s has learned, those plans were quietly shelved. Why? The city needs the armory to continue to serve as a homeless shelter, as […]
A year-long investigation into the city’s homeless shelters by the city Department of Investigation has revealed extreme neglect by the Department of Homeless Services. “At its worst, DHS is turning a blind eye to violations that threaten the lives of shelter residents,” reads the report, analyzed by DNAinfo. Shelters offer temporary housing to approximately 12,000 […]
Over the last five years, 20,000 more people have been recorded as homeless in New York City, DNAinfo reports that the worsening crisis has lead to more shelters, with their residency up 60% from 2009 and 1,000 more people since the beginning of the year. There are now 54,841 people living in homeless shelters in the […]
