NYC homelessness spending skyrockets 262% to $368M since 2019, yet street homeless population grows 26%, raising serious questions about program effectiveness.

The Big Apple is spending more than ever on services for the unsheltered, but state auditors don’t know if it’s working.

The data from the state's comptroller's office reflects a central tension in New York City’s homelessness debate.

CATSIMATIDIS: Why should we pay that $81,000 I saw on the screen, for a homeless person where they can leave for... live in Uganda for $8.13 a day. We'll give them the check for $8.13 a day, let them ...

Only in New York state is coming up with an acceptable letter to send to state officials about an unacceptable situation considered progress. But that’s the situation we’re in when it comes to housing ...

New York City spent about $81,705 per unsheltered homeless person last year, up from $28,428 six years earlier, according to a new report from the state comptroller.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Tuesday afternoon, city teams of outreach workers hit the streets trying to get the homeless in from the cold. Monday night 97 voluntarily went to city shelters, and another 101 to ...

Local officials agreed to push for alternatives to the housing of homeless individuals in hotels, during a round table discussion Friday. New York State Sen. George Borrello and Assemblyman Andrew ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been reluctant to force people indoors, even in dire weather. But conditions, whether on the streets or in shelters, can be dangerous.

“Homelessness in New York won’t be solved by denial or tough love. We’ve tried those approaches, and they’ve all failed. The Mamdani administration has a choice: repeat the failures of the past or ...