City officials manipulated public data for years and delayed reporting that homeless families had stayed overnight at an intake center instead of a shelter, according to a new investigation.
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New York’s Migrant Crisis: 600 Days of Chaos, Fury, and Mistakes
More than 150,000 people have arrived in less than two years, throwing the city into crisis. Missed opportunities made things even harder.
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54 Severely Mentally Ill People Moved Off N.Y.C. Streets, Adams Says
New York City has made progress in aiding homeless mentally ill people, Mayor Eric Adams said, but he said more needed to be done to reach all those on the streets.
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New York State Leans on Hospitals to Close Gaps in Social Safety Net
Amid a drumbeat of preventable errors by shelters, hospitals and care teams, state officials issued guidance to increase communication.
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They Were Promised an End to Homelessness. Now They Face Eviction.
A Harlem building beckoned a group of families desperate for a home, only to serve them another cruel twist.