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New York City Pulls Plug on Second Homeless Shelter in Chinatown
For the second time in less than a week, New York City canceled plans on Monday for a shelter in…
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2 on Subway Tracks Killed by Train at a Manhattan Station
Two people were killed Friday morning when a subway train hit them at a Manhattan station, the police said, the…
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Court Tosses Out Maps That Favored Democrats
Good morning. It’s Thursday. Today we’ll look at a decision that many people who follow politics in New York did…
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Mayor Proposes 1,400 Shelter Beds to Move Homeless People Off Streets
Putting additional funding behind his efforts to move homeless people off New York City streets, Mayor Eric Adams announced on…
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A Rising Tally of Lonely Deaths on the Streets
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Their bodies were found on public benches, lying next to bike paths, crumpled under freeway overpasses…
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A One-Woman Rescue Squad for Homeless Students
BASTROP, Texas —By the time she reached school on a recent Monday morning, Norma Mercado had already driven four homeless…
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Decades After the Destruction of Homeless Camps, What Have We Learned?
In many ways the modern era of class warfare in New York can be traced to a humid night in…
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The Search for a Gunman Who Is Shooting Homeless People
March 15 update: The police in Washington said a suspect was arrested. Good morning. It’s Tuesday. We’ll look at the…
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As Police Hunt for Gunman, Fear Rattles Homeless People in 2 Cities
Anthony Pla, homeless since 2015 and a New Yorker for 35 years, said that until this weekend, he had never…
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Police Seek Help to Find Suspect Who Shot 2 Homeless Men, Killing One
New York City officials have asked the public to help find a person who shot two sleeping homeless men, one…
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