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NYC temperatures could cause frostbite in minutes this weekend
At least 17 people have died in the cold since Jan. 24.
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Ryan Kailath
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Louis C. Hochman
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Mayor Mamdani ended homeless sweeps in NYC. Councilmembers want to know what’s next.
Some representatives say they’re waiting for the new administration to detail how it'll handle street encampments.
By
David Brand
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Karen Yi
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Mayor Mamdani orders review of NYC shelters for migrants
An executive order requires city departments to create a plan within 45 days to close or renovate the dwindling number of emergency migrant shelters.
By
Arya Sundaram
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How to help homeless people in NYC as winter months bring dangerous conditions
David Giffen, executive director of the Coalition for the Homeless, joined WNYC’s Morning Edition.
By
Verónica Del Valle
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Michael Hill
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NYC Council passes bill meant to ease homeless shelter intake for children
The measure, sponsored by Councilmember Diana Ayala, codifies a pandemic-era shift.
By
Michelle Bocanegra
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NYC councilmember arrested for biting a police officer at protest against shelter, NYPD says
Councilmember Susan Zhuang was participating in a protest on 86th Street and 25th Avenue in Brooklyn against a proposed homeless shelter.
By
Brittany Kriegstein
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NYC religious, housing and labor leaders push back on Adams’ right-to-shelter changes
On Thursday, a coalition of nearly two dozen groups led by Christine Quinn committed to signing an amicus brief opposing Mayor Eric Adams’ request to suspend the city’s right-to-shelter rules.
By
Elizabeth Kim
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Mayor Adams' bid to suspend right to shelter for some will have 'ripple effects,' advocates warn
Homeless services providers said the mayor's quest will make a bad situation worse.
By
Michelle Bocanegra
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Migrants' budding tent encampment under the BQE in Brooklyn dismantled by city officials
City sanitation workers and the NYPD dismantled the encampment on Friday morning, loading personal belongings, debris and other material into a trash truck.
By
Arya Sundaram
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NYC Comptroller: Mayor Adams’ homeless sweeps were a 'policy failure'
Only three people secured permanent housing out of more than 2,000, per the audit.
By
Ramsey Khalifeh
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