department of homeless services
The system knew Jordan Neely needed help, but still failed
Lefties make noise about the answer being "proper funding," but that won't change much until the Legislature and City Council get serious about empowering (and requiring) the system to actually...
Jordan Neely was on NYC's 'Top 50 list' of homeless people with urgent need for help before subway death
Referred to colloquially as the "Top 50" list, the internal catalogue held by the NYC Department of Homeless Services details which people are cycling in and out of homeless shelters...
Defending Shakespeare and More: Letters to the Editor — March 19, 2023
Post readers sound off on defending the Bard, Carter's service, campus culture and Colin’s goals.
Homeless Services corruption is just a taste of NYC's nonprofit scams
Lots of dubiousness ensued as city homeless spending ballooned in the de Blasio years.
Firm of NYC homeless boss' sister lands $1.7B in shelter contracts
The firm of NYC Homeless Service Administrator Joslyn Carter's sister has been awarded 17 contracts with her agency valued at a staggering $1.7 billion, according to data compiled by city...
Internal reports reveal harrowing violence inside NYC homeless shelters
The city's homeless shelters are so out of control that terrified residents say they'd be safer on the subways -- or even in prison.
DHS failures in handling mentally ill homeless in NYC has turned deadly, scathing audit reveals
The blistering 41-page audit from State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli linked botched placements by DHS to two recent murder cases, an attempted murder, a robbery, a shelter suicide and at least...
'Powder keg' for 'disaster': As migrant surge sweeps NYC, here's where they're being housed
"It's a powder keg in Queens at this point," said Queens Borough President Donovan Richards.
NY shelter population hits record as migrants keep rolling in
The Department of Homeless Services' tally recorded 62,174 people living in city shelters on Monday.
NYC to set up large tents, prepare cots to house mass influx of migrants
New York will begin setting up large tents to house intake centers and cots for the flood of migrants arriving daily as the months-long influx from the southern border has...
Eric Adams awards $34 million in contracts to help homeless amid migrant influx
The Department of Homeless Services has awarded two contracts totaling $34 million to the Bronx Family Network, according to records reviewed by The Post.
Migrant mom commits suicide in NYC shelter: Mayor Adams
A migrant mother of two who recently arrived in the Big Apple committed suicide in a city homeless shelter Sunday and her body was reportedly discovered by her teen son.
Eric Adams mulls suit against Texas, Gov. Abbott over migrant bus influx
New York City is considering legal action against Texas and other states led by Republican governors along the southern border over their decision to bus migrants to the five boroughs.
Yes, Mr. Mayor: It's time to end the 'right to shelter' decree
Mayor Eric Adams oh-so-rightly said that it's time to “reassess" the city's “right to shelter” policy. Darn straight.
City Hall seeks 'right to shelter' trims as Adams surveys migrant crisis firsthand
Brendan McGuire wants to cut protections that guarantee homeless New Yorkers speedy access to a bed as the wave of 11,000 migrant arrivals has pushed the social safety net to...
Sinking safety net: Adams says NYC shelters at 'breaking point' after crush of migrants
City Hall says that "nearly 11,000" people have streamed up from the southern border over the course of the summer.
Flood of migrants helps lead to worst NYC shelter failure in more than decade
Sixty men seeking shelter were out of luck Monday night when the city’s Department of Homeless Services failed to find them a place to stay.
Commish's break from NYC border crisis no biggie, Mayor Adams says
"I have the utmost confidence in Gary — and Gary's going nowhere," Mayor Eric Adams said about embattled Department of Social Services chief Gary Jenkins.
NYC opens $6M 'welcome center' for flood of migrants, kids shipped here
The NYC facility aims at enrolling their children in schools, offering job placement and helping the migrants complete their immigration paperwork.
NYC's Homeless Services czar looks badly in over his head
Now Jenkins has skipped town (to Mexico, no less!) amid a crisis. What is he thinking? Adams should already be looking for a top-notch replacement.