Mayor Bill de Blasio’s announcement signals the beginning of the end to an arrangement that many homeless people said provided a better living environment. Source: New York Times
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Homeless Men Lose Court Battle to Stay in Upper West Side Hotel
By Gotham Rex on June 3, 2021
The city said the men at the Lucerne could stay there until a larger move of homeless people out of hotels amid the reopening. Source: New York Times
She Works in a Homeless Shelter, and She Lives in One, Too
By Gotham Rex on April 16, 2021
Many employees of New York’s homeless shelters are themselves in precarious economic situations, taking on multiple jobs, working overtime and struggling to find their own homes. Source: New York Times
Homeless Men Moved Into a Tourist Hotel. What Followed Was Unexpected.
By Gotham Rex on November 13, 2020
The hotel-turned-shelter became a flash point on the Upper West Side, but helped the men find a sense of belonging. Now they might be moved. Source: New York Times