The Adams administration backtracked on the second shelter, one of three that had been proposed for the neighborhood, after protests from the community. Source: New York Times
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Shelter in Chinatown Is Canceled After Community Protests
By Gotham Rex on April 28, 2022
The shelter in the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge would have housed 49 men and is one of three that New York City planned for the area. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C.’s Chinatown, Reeling From Anti-Asian Attacks, Fights Shelter Plan
By Gotham Rex on April 28, 2022
Residents unsettled by recent violence worry that two new shelters, one that would open near the site of a brutal murder, will lead to more disorder. Source: New York Times
Court Tosses Out Maps That Favored Democrats
By Gotham Rex on April 28, 2022
Primaries for Congress and the State Senate are likely to be delayed after New York’s highest court ruled that new districts were unconstitutional. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams’s Speech Offers Visions for New York City Recovery
By Gotham Rex on April 26, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams emphasized that he planned to focus on public safety and inequality as keys to the city’s comeback after the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Anxiety and Anger Grows Among Children Affected by Shootings
By Gotham Rex on April 25, 2022
“I find it really hard to admit that I’m in pain,” said a 14-year-old whose school friend was fatally shot. 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
Mayor Adams’s First 100 Days: A Focus on Crime, Covid and Crises
By Gotham Rex on April 10, 2022
Eric Adams has served as a cheerleader for New York City’s revival while taking an aggressive stance against homeless encampments and signs of lawlessness. Source: New York Times
The Prosecutors Who Are Heading For the Door
By Gotham Rex on April 4, 2022
In every borough, the lawyers in district attorneys’ offices are leaving because of burnout, rising workload and modest salaries. 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
New York City Clears 239 Homeless Camps. Only 5 People Move to Shelters.
By Gotham Rex on March 30, 2022
In the subways, nearly 80 people a week accepted shelter over a four-week period, Mayor Adams said. Officials have not yet said how many stayed off the street. Source: New York Times
From ‘Illegal’ Hotel to Housing for the Homeless on Upper West Side
By Gotham Rex on March 28, 2022
The Manhattan building used to attract tourists. But New York City officials hope its transformation is a road map for the city’s future. Source: New York Times
Adams Says Encampments of Homeless People Will Be Cleared
By Gotham Rex on March 25, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams said his administration was pursuing a citywide effort to remove hundreds of makeshift campsites from streets and parks. Source: New York Times
Behind the Killings of Homeless Men, Portraits of 3 Lives Derailed
By Gotham Rex on March 21, 2022
Before their lives violently intersected, two men who were shot to death and the man the police believe killed them had all fought the same scourge: severe mental illness. Source: New York Times
The Fear Factor and Crime in New York
By Gotham Rex on March 16, 2022
Recent arrests of mentally ill people in highly publicized violent crimes have unsettled New Yorkers. Source: New York Times