An influential hotel workers’ union is flexing its power at a key moment in the city’s recovery, affecting major projects from casinos to homeless shelters. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Group Homes and Supportive Housing”
New York’s Dilemma: Who Should Be Hospitalized Against Their Will?
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2022
Mayor Adams’s directive to remove people with mental illness from the streets raises a host of questions. Source: New York Times
Thousands of NYC Apartments for the Homeless Lie Vacant
By Gotham Rex on November 4, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams is opening more supportive housing in New York, but filling it can be a challenge. Source: New York Times
New York City Denied Dozens of Men Shelter Beds, Legal Aid Says
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2022
The arrival of thousands of migrants this summer has stretched the shelter system to the breaking point. Source: New York Times
Mariah Lopez Is Suing New York, Over and Over, for Transgender Rights
By Gotham Rex on July 3, 2022
Mariah Lopez first sued the city at age 13. Her latest settlement has forced the city to overhaul how it treats transgender people who are homeless. Source: New York Times
What Happens When an Autistic Teenager Becomes Unmanageable at Home?
By Gotham Rex on June 1, 2022
Unpredictable violence, chaotic outbursts and countless trips to the emergency room. What happens when an autistic teenager becomes unmanageable at home? Source: New York Times
Mayor Proposes 1,400 Shelter Beds to Move Homeless People Off Streets
By Gotham Rex on April 24, 2022
Eric Adams proposed a $171 million investment in homeless services that would fund outreach efforts and add temporary specialized shelters and drop-in centers. Source: New York Times
Decades Aftert Tearing Down Homeless Camps, What Has Changed?
By Gotham Rex on April 2, 2022
Thirty years after the Tompkins Square riots, the problems around homelessness remain the same. Source: New York Times
Rusty Mae Moore, Transgender Educator and Activist, Dies at 80
By Gotham Rex on March 11, 2022
Ms. Moore, a business professor, sheltered numerous people, including the activist Sylvia Rivera, in her Park Slope home, which came to be known as Transy House. Source: New York Times
Shelter Operator Cited for Nepotism Still Gets Millions in City Funds
By Gotham Rex on February 28, 2022
New York officials found misspending by African American Planning Commission, which runs homeless shelters, but public money continued to flow. Source: New York Times
Coronavirus Cases Surge in New York City Homeless Shelters
By Gotham Rex on December 23, 2021
Known cases have quintupled in three weeks. Mayor Bill de Blasio has said he doesn’t plan to return the homeless to hotel rooms, as the city did earlier in the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Jack Brown Earns $1 Million to Run Homeless Shelters Despite Troubled Past
By Gotham Rex on October 4, 2021
Some executives at nonprofit groups that operate New York City homeless shelters are benefiting from the plight of the people they serve. Source: New York Times
Housing Boss Earns $1 Million to Run Shelters Despite a Troubled Past
By Gotham Rex on October 3, 2021
Some executives at nonprofit groups that operate New York City homeless shelters are benefiting from the plight of the people they serve. Source: New York Times
Turn Empty N.Y.C. Hotels Into Permanent Housing for Homeless, Adams Says
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2021
Thousands of rooms in hotels shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic would become ‘supportive housing’ under a plan announced by New Yokr’s likely next mayor. Source: New York Times
He Has Asthma and Cancer. But He Still Was Moved to a Crowded Shelter.
By Gotham Rex on August 5, 2021
New York City is struggling to move thousands of homeless people from hotels to shelters. On Thursday, it was ordered to stop the moves for the second time. Source: New York Times