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Government workers, ex-NYPD cop part of identity-stealing scheme to bilk $1M after ghost gun factory probed: prosecutors
“We see a clear link between those engaging in violent crimes and traditional white-collar fraud at the same time,” Bragg said in a statement.
FiDi parents fight city scheme to open men's homeless shelter near grade school
More than 1,400 people have signed a petition opposing the shelter slated to open in late 2025 at 41-43 Beekman St. – a stone’s throw from where 400 youngsters attend...
Wasted meals: another example of NYC's ever-expanding migrant-industrial complex
Mayor Adams warned this week of tax hikes and “extremely painful” cuts to city services to offset taxpayers’ money going to shelter and feed migrants.
Migrant crisis results in jaw-dropping 2.6M overtime hours for some NYC agencies
Nearly half of the city's top 100 OT hogs work at the Department of Social Services and Department of Homeless Services, whose duties include assisting migrants.
Get serious, Mr. Mayor: Move to truly END the 'right to shelter'
It’s time (past time!) for Mayor Eric Adams to at last full-on challenge the so-called right to shelter, not just plead for some temporary limits.
Mayor Adams, it's time to end right-to-shelter charade
Absent a Biden administration pledge to shut down the US-Mexico border, City Hall has little recourse but to abandon its obligations under Callahan — and to take its chances at...
NYC shelter system was in crisis even before arrival of thousands of migrants: report
New York City's shelter system was already grappling with a series homeless crisis -- even before a crush of tens of thousands of migrants overwhelmed the system, according to a...
Pervy DHS Director groped staff, demanded they 'sit on his face': suit
The women claim the department not only turned a blind eye to Director of Programs Eric Hall’s sexual harassment, but instead promoted him, according to the lawsuit filed in Brooklyn...
Teen girls harassed by men outside unruly NYC homeless shelter -- with one scared family moving out of the neighborhood
An Ozone Park teen was cornered by men from a nearby shelter -- who told her "age doesn't matter" and demanded her phone number, her family claims.
NYC officials pin shelter evictions on migrant crisis
NYC officials testified before the City Council on Thursday as to why they're kicking out single adult migrants staying in city-run shelters after 60 days.
City Hall now booting up to 600 migrants from strained shelter system under new 60-day rule
“This is exactly what we were fearing would happen,'' said city Councilwoman Diana Ayala (D-Harlem).
NYC becomes $69M hiring agency to staff migrant shelters
The Big Apple into a massive employment agency as it awards hundreds of millions of dollars to private firms to staff its emergency shelters, new contracts reveal.
Group of NYC residents demands probe of $500M shelter approved by de Blasio admin in his final months
Manhattan residents are demanding that the city Department of Investigation probe a $500 million, 40-year government contract involving a shelter for women with drug addiction and mental illness.
NYC homelessness up 18% in 2023 despite sweeps, new outreach: survey
The annual Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE) survey counted 4,042 people sleeping on the streets or in the subways when the citywide count was performed on January 24, up from...
NYC shelter population surpasses record-breaking 100K -- 50K migrants -- as ongoing crisis continues to mount
Recent migrant arrivals now account for more than half of the record 100,000 people receiving care and shelter through the Big Apple's scandal-scarred social safety net, as municipal agencies struggle...
Adams' homeless encampment sweeps only landed 3 people housing — out of more than 2,000: audit
The damning review released Wednesday describes Adams' encampment sweeps as an abject failure, with a third of the camps continuing to pop up in the same spots and the vast...
City Hall presses cuts to homeless shelters as budget talks drag on
The Department of Homeless Services is ordering layoffs and cutbacks at the nonprofits it depends on to provide crucial services as part of City Hall ordered budget cuts.
Adams offers to nix 90-day homeless shelter rule as he eyes veto on NYC housing legislation
The Adams administration has proposed suspending the controversial rule that the homeless spend at least 90 days in city shelters before qualifying for a housing voucher, sources said Monday.
UWS parents rage against $500M at-risk women's shelter near popular playground
Hoping to be operational by 2025, the facility plans to provide 200 women with room, food and treatment and counseling for mental health and drug addiction.
In rush to charge Daniel Penny, Bragg again showed he's on Team Crime
Lawyers for Daniel Penny assert he never intended to harm Jordan Neely.