For years, the program has funded beds at the Borden Avenue Veterans Residence in Long Island City, NY, serving more than 200 ...

Department of Homeless Services, instead of the NYPD, for the past two weeks. A rally in 2023 outside City Hall calling for ...

A new homeless encampment sparks safety concerns after popping up directly across from New York University student dorms. The Federalist's Brianna Lyman speaks with parents and residents who worry ...

Homelessness across Western New York is rising at an alarming rate, with new data showing the region is facing its most severe crisis in decades. According to the 2026 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, ...

Since 1930, the St. Francis Breadline has stayed open though blackouts, blizzards and rainstorms, serving without judgment everyone who comes.

It’s nothing to write home about. Homelessness on New York City’s streets reached an alarming five-year high amid socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s still-fledgling term, data released Thursday shows.

Recent New York City government statistics show that the city’s total homeless shelter population on any given night is between 82,000 and 86,000, including adults and children. The number of children ...

City Hall is benching the NYPD. Mayor Zohran Mamdani is barring New York’s Finest from responding to any 311 complaints about the Big Apple’s homeless encampment mess, putting the entire burden on ...

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's lead story covers the release of the federal government's latest homelessness survey, which reported a rare decline in the ...

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 ...