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Created in 1993, the department was the first of its kind nationally; with a mission exclusively focused on the issue of homelessness. [7] The Department of Homeless Services was created in response to the growing number of homeless New Yorkers and the 1981 New York Supreme Court Consent Decree that mandates the State provide shelter to all homeless people. [8]
The new 2,200-bed migrant men’s shelter planned for the Bronx is expected to house asylum seekers who previously lived at the troubled Randall’s Island tent city. Paul Martinka
However, by the 1980s, existing homeless shelters in New York City had become overcrowded, so the city started opening new shelters in armories. [5] Starting in 1987 or 1988, [ 1 ] [ 5 ] the 13th Regiment Armory was converted for use as a men's homeless shelter, [ 7 ] In 1992, a judge ordered that the armory shelter's capacity be cut back from ...
The shelter, operated by the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS), is nicknamed "Castle Grayskull" by the homeless and locals, in reference to the armory's castle-like appearance. [28] [29] The Bedford-Atlantic Shelter was one of 19 shelters built around the city during the 1980s; by 1987, it had 532 beds accommodating 800 men. [30]
New York City’s use of hotels as emergency shelters to house migrants will continue for the foreseeable future, The Post has learned, as the Department of Homeless Services is seeking a contract ...
New York’s homeless crisis is growing. More than 200,600 migrants have arrived in New York since the spring of 2022, and more than 65,600 people remain in the city’s care, according to city ...
After New York Mayor Eric Adams announced plans for a 2,000-bed migrant shelter in the Bronx, Rep. Ritchie Torres slammed the decision, accusing Adams of creating an immigrant “dumping ground."
In March 2013, the New York City Department of Homeless Services reported that the sheltered homeless population consisted of: [5] 27,844 adults; 20,627 children; 48,471 total individuals; According to the Coalition for the Homeless, the homeless population of New York rose to an all-time high in 2011. A reported 113,552 people slept in the ...