New York Homeless

The Law of the Subway

Joseph Rauch | Posted 05.14.2012

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I thought the MTA regulations of prohibiting soliciting on the subway were harsh until recently.

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Give Us Your Tired

Tom Allon | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: West-Side-Spirit, Homeless Shelters, Homelessness, New York Homeless, New York Homelessness, Poverty, New York News

New York still has an inexcusably large homeless population who seek shelter every night. The growing unemployment rate leads me to believe that homelessness is just better concealed these days.

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Is It Okay to Give Homeless People Money?

Nadia Gomos | Posted 05.26.2012

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IF and when I do give to the homeless, I am not their parent or guardian to make that judgement and assume that they are going to use it for something else. And even if they do, so what?

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Bloomberg: No Food Donations For The Homeless

Posted 03.20.2012

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In a move that combines the mayor's affinity for overbearing health regulations with his controversial stance on homeless shelters already under fire ...

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NY Court: Singles Don't Have To Prove Homelessness

AP | Posted 04.22.2012

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NEW YORK — The city cannot go forward with a new policy requiring single people to prove they have no other options before they enter homeless s...

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Amid A Rising Tide Of Poverty, A Proposal To Change New York's Homeless Shelters

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 02.07.2012

As a tide of poverty rises throughout the country, the Bronx stands out as a place where the waters have climbed especially high. So it's no great sur...

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Photographer Sheds Light On Homeless With Camera Lens

lightbox.time.com | Posted 01.29.2012

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In 2008, accountant and amateur photographer Lee Jeffries was in London to run a marathon. On the day before the race, Jeffries thought he would wande...

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NYC Delays Homeless Shelter Screening Policy

Posted 01.11.2012

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City officials have decided to postpone the start of a controversial policy that seeks to interview people seeking homeless shelters in order to deter...

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'Today is a lonly day for a homles person'

Posted 05.25.2011

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For most of the homeless who live on New York's cold streets, Web 2.0 is probably the last thing on their minds. But a select few have been introduced...

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Hugo Alfredo Tale-Yax, Good Samaritan Ignored While Bleeding To Death, To Be Honored At NYC Wake (VIDEO)

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — A homeless Good Samaritan who was ignored while lying, mortally wounded, on a New York City sidewalk will be honored at a wake. The ...

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Orayne Williams Goes From Homeless In New York To Successful High School Senior

AOL News | Lisa Flam | Posted 05.25.2011

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A high school senior has overcome the challenges of being homeless and abandoned by his family to excel in school and earn a college scholarship....

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City To Charge Homeless People Rent For Shelters

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (Associated Press) - New York City plans to charge the working homeless for living in shelters starting next fall. At the same time, it want...

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Children Almost Half Of New York's Growing Homeless Population

Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK -- Kariana, aged three, has a lonely existence in the New York homeless shelter her parents moved into last year. Lonely, but not alone -- th...

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Running Out of Beds

Mary Brosnahan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Section 8, New York Homeless, New York City Deputy Mayor Linda Gibbs, New York Homeless Shelters, Homelessness, Recession, Michael Bloomberg, New York News

Mayor Bloomberg's responsible for this crisis. Since Bloomberg cut homeless families off from Section 8 vouchers and public housing priority, more families, not less, poured into the shelter system.

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Herminia Rojas: Homeless Mom Travels Over Two Hours Daily To Educate Her Children

nydailynews.com | Rachel Monahan | Posted 05.25.2011

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She's got no job, no apartment, no husband - but Herminia Rojas is making sure her kids have something: a decent education. The 41-year-old newly hom...

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IBM Fights Homelessness With Handheld Device Used By Social Workers

Posted 05.25.2011

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A handheld device provided to social service workers in New York City by IBM has drastically improved the time it takes to place a homeless person in ...

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NY Homeless Families Grow As Summer Comes

New York Times | JULIE BOSMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Many New Yorkers view summer as a time for vacations, camp and lazy days at the beach. But city officials have been preparing for quite a different su...

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