New York City has more than tripled spending on unsheltered homelessness since 2019, shelling out nearly $368 million even as the number of people living on the streets continued to rise, according to ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) recently told a forum in Albany, “I need people who are high net worth to support the generous social programs we have in our state,” adding that for wealthy New Yorkers still ...

Homelessness across Western New York is rising at an alarming rate.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the city will resume clearing makeshift homeless encampments, promising to take a more humane approach to a practice he previously criticized. Mamdani paused ...

New Stevens Point Police Chief Edward Orgon Jr. says he hopes to help the city's homeless population make connections to get off the streets.

A new report is detailing just how much homelessness in New York City is negatively impacting students. The study from nonprofit Advocates for Children of New York takes a closer look at the more than ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A new study shows Western New York homelessness has reached its highest level recorded since data collection began in 2005. A Point-in-Time count conducted in January 2026 by ...

New York homeless families placed in hotels weren’t guaranteed social services. New regulations could change that. The proposal follows a New York Focus and ProPublica investigation that found ...

Erin Dalton, who is starting her job as New York City’s social services chief, laid out her plans to tackle homelessness, benefit cuts and a budget gap in an interview. By Elizabeth A. Harris Erin ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) said sweeps of improvised homeless encampments in the city will restart, according to The Associated Press. Mamdani paused former Mayor Eric Adams’s previous ...