Is New York City helping its homeless or hiding them?
Al JazeeraNew York City is the wealthiest city in the United States, by some counts, in the world. But after three years of pandemic, it has yet to build back better: rents are skyrocketing, concern about crime is at an all-time high, and the focus has landed on people living on the streets and the subways. There’s been a high-profile effort by the city’s Mayor Eric Adams to clear the streets, including controversial sweeps of encampments and hospitalisations by police, even when people do not want to go. In this episode: Peter Malvan, Homeless Advocate, Urban Justice Center Max Rivlin-Nadler, Co-publisher of @HellGateNY Episode credits: This episode was produced by Alexandra Locke with Chloe K. Li and our host, Halla Mohieddeen, in for Malika Bilal.
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City Shelter System Under Fire, Investigation Finds Rampant Mismanagement and Nepotism
Associated PressNew York City suggests housing migrants in jail shuttered after Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide
Associated Press
New York City Plan Will Involuntarily Remove And Hospitalize Homeless People
Huff Post
NYC Mayor Adams faces backlash for move to involuntarily hospitalize homeless people
NPR
NYC police arrest homeless, advocates in latest crackdown
Associated Press
NYC police arrest homeless, advocates in latest crackdown
Associated Press
New York City’s new mayor pushes to remove homeless people from subway system
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NYC mayor pushes to remove homeless people in subway system
Associated Press
Homeless New Yorkers Don’t Want to Go Back to Normal
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