NYC homeless crisis lands right outside City Hall as vagrant notes ‘people on the ground dead’ in bitter deep freeze

Claude Brown, 52, has been homeless for "a long while" -- and even sleeping on the sidewalk across from City Hall hasn't ...

Killed by ‘kindness’ — homeless freeze to death because Mamdani won’t force them off streets

New York City is the midst of a prolonged cold snap, with 10 individuals reportedly frozen to death since Saturday. Details ...

Critics push Mamdani, NYC to do more to force homeless into shelters after 10 die in deep freeze

At least six out of 10 New Yorkers found dead outdoors during the city’s Arctic deep freeze were homeless, Mayor Zohran ...

Man Went on ‘Trial Run’ Before Killing 4 Homeless Men, Prosecutors Say

Randy Rodriguez Santos faces four murder charges for the beating deaths of homeless men in Manhattan’s Chinatown in 2019. The killings left the city’s homeless population on edge.

Homelessness Appears to Decline, Reversing a Yearslong Trend

The Trump administration has not yet released the count, which could complicate its plans for tough new policies.

Three homeless people found dead on NYC streets as deep freeze grips city

The cause of death of all three individuals will be determined by the city’s medical examiner. Police did not indicate there ...

Homeless NYers still choose outdoors over shelters in bone-chilling cold —despite 10 dead in deep freeze

Homeless New Yorkers languished outside in below-freezing weather Wednesday even as the death toll linked to the unbearable cold hit double-digits – with some claiming the Arctic blast still beats the ...
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NYC seeks volunteers for overnight count as Mamdani begins to tackle homelessness

The Mamdani administration is seeking volunteers to help count how many New Yorkers are living on the street. The federal government requires cities receiving federal funding to conduct an annual ...