Latest on the Move Back to Homeless Shelters; Jamaica Wants Reparations; Ask...
On today's show:The city was in the midst of moving homeless people from hotels and into shelters, where the conditions are crowded, and COVID is a bigger risk, when a judge blocked the city's plan....
View ArticleHandcuffed and Unhoused
Donate now to support Reveal’s nonprofit journalism. In Portland, Oregon, unhoused people make up at most 2% of the population, but they account for nearly half of all arrests. Cities have long turned...
View ArticleHochul’s Promised Plan For Homeless Outreach in the Subway Hasn’t Left the...
More than a week before 40-year old Michelle Go was pushed in front a moving train at Times Square on Saturday, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams announced a plan to bolster safety in the subways:...
View ArticleFormer head of one of NYC's biggest shelter operators pleads guilty
The former head of one of New York City's biggest homeless shelter operators has pled guilty to bribery. Victor Rivera is the founder and former head of the Bronx Parent Housing Network. The...
View ArticleGetting Unhoused People The Psychiatric Help They Need
What can NYC's efforts to address the mental health of homeless people tell us about this nationwide issue?On Today's Show:Andy Newman, reporter for the New York Times who writes about social services...
View Article479-According to Need wins duPont-Columbia Award
The Columbia Journalism School recently announced the 16 winners of the 2022 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards, including According to Need, a project of 99% Invisible produced by Katie...
View ArticleTwo weeks after mayor launches Subway Safety Plan, problems persist
It’s been nearly 2 weeks since the city and state launched a new multi-pronged effort to reduce crime in the subways, amid an uptick in assaults. It’s called the Subway Safety Plan. And Mayor Eric...
View ArticleThe number of homeless people killed in NYC is increasing
The killer police say targeted homeless people in New York City and Washington D.C. is part of a disturbing trend: A growing number of unhoused people are being murdered in the city. The New York...
View ArticleA cycle of violence keeps homelessness top of mind in Chinatown
A seemingly endless cycle of violence has kept homelessness top of mind in Lower Manhattan, particularly in Chinatown, where business and civic leaders, residents and activists are searching for...
View Article'This is where we make our stand': Homeless New Yorkers refuse to leave at...
Police arrested six activists and a homeless man following a more than seven-hour standoff Wednesday, where the group refused to leave an encampment of four tents set up under a sidewalk shed on East...
View ArticleHandcuffed and Unhoused
Up and down the West Coast, cities are struggling with homelessness. Here's a hidden side: arrests. In Portland, Oregon, unhoused people made up at most 2% of the population in recent years, but over...
View ArticleMayor Adams' Approach to Homelessness
In late March, New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s administration began carrying out highly publicized sweeps of homeless encampments. The mayor has said he’s focused on getting people off the streets and...
View ArticleChecking in on Mayor Adams' Approach to Homelessness
Mayor Adams has been in office for about eight months, and since then the homeless population has risen. David Brand, senior reporter and editor covering housing and homelessness at City Limits, checks...
View ArticleAmerican Rehab: Shadow Workforce
Picture stepping into a drug rehab. You’re looking for treatment, but instead, you get hard work for no pay. For decades, this type of rehab has quietly spread across the country. How are rehabs...
View ArticleStreaming While Homeless
In this piece, Brooke tackles the murky ethics of Twitch’s IRL (in real life) section, where streamers invite the internet to view — and, increasingly, shape — their lives in real time. First, she...
View ArticleAfter calling for a reassessment of shelter practices, NYC officials are...
Facing concerns among advocates for the homeless after an uptick in New York City’s homeless population, local officials offered conflicting responses on how the city intended to comply with its...
View ArticleJanuary 6th Committee Update; NYC's Right to Shelter; Alcohol and Cancer...
On today's show:Zachary Cohen, national security reporter for CNN, joins with the latest updates on the January 6th Committee's investigation.Errol Louis, political anchor of Spectrum NY1 News, host of...
View ArticleAbortion Rights on the National Stage; Helping Unhoused New Yorkers with...
On today's show:Leigh Ann Caldwell, Early 202 newsletter co-author and Washington Post Live anchor, joins to break down how candidates for Congress are talking about abortion on the campaign trail.Maya...
View ArticleHelping Unhoused New Yorkers With Mental Illness
Maya Kaufman, business of health care reporter at Crain's New York, joins to discuss her recent story which shows why unhoused New Yorkers with mental illnesses fall through the cracks.→ Fatal Neglect:...
View ArticleThis Week in Politics: The mayor's plan to involuntarily transport presumed...
This week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams introduced 11 proposals to change the state's mental-hygiene law, and he's asking the Legislature to back him up. It's all part of Adams' plan to involuntarily...
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