New York City’s homeless system is built around the city’s unique right to shelter. On Wednesday, Mayor Eric Adams said the system should be reconsidered.
Tag: Homeless Persons
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In California’s Housing Fight, It’s Newsom vs. NIMBY
Laws to encourage more development and denser housing don’t do much good if no one enforces them. As the state political calculus shifts, Gavin Newsom is trying to change that.
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Decades After a ‘Living Hell,’ Korean Victims Win a Step Toward Redress
Brothers Home was supposed to help get people off the streets, but a government commission has confirmed its role in detentions and other abuses was a “grave human rights violation by the state.”
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Seattle Shows We Can Do Better on Homelessness
Seattle has an innovative method to address the needs of the homeless and those of businesses and homeowners.