Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Homelessness

Will the killer be held accountable? Will Mayor Adams?

Op-Ed: The Killing of Jordan Neely and the Broader Failure of New York’s Police-First Policy

By Alex Vitale | May 10, 2023 | No Comments

Many are calling for ex-Marine Daniel Penny to be held accountable, but will Mayor Adams and other electeds be similarly held responsible?

OPINION: New York Leaders Face A Crisis of Their Own Making After Killing of Jordan Neely

By David Meyer | May 5, 2023 | No Comments

It’s been a year and four months since Mayor Adams stood alongside Gov. Hochul and pledged give people living on the subways “the services that they need.”

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Here’s How State DOTs Can Help the Unhoused — On and Off the Road

By Kea Wilson | Feb 27, 2023 | No Comments

A new study finds that departments of transportation can and must do more to protect a particularly vulnerable group: the unhoused people who take shelter on and alongside American roads.

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Talking Headways Podcast: The Overlap of Public Transit and Homelessness

By Jeff Wood | Feb 17, 2023 | No Comments

Here's a very good conversation about the need for more federal agency coordination among transportation, health, and human services as well as how transit agencies are tackling the issues vulnerable populations face.

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Talking Headways Podcast: Saying ‘Yes’ to the City

By Jeff Wood | Oct 23, 2022 | No Comments

How 'millennials' are battling 'boomers' in order to change the politics of urban housing policy.

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How To Save the Lives of Unhoused Pedestrians

By Kea Wilson | Jun 14, 2022 | No Comments

A disproportionate number of unhoused pedestrians are being killed in car crashes across America — and protecting this uniquely vulnerable group will require a new set of strategies.

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