The holdover commissioner of New York City‘s Department of Social Services handed in her resignation to Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday after the city recorded 18 deaths caused by extremely cold ...

City Council Speaker Julie Menin is questioning the city’s policy of letting homeless New Yorkers deemed mentally fit decide ...

A deadly winter reignites debate in New York as homeless deaths rise, deepening divides over forced removals and public safety.

Critics are enraged by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s hands-off policy leaving homeless New Yorkers on the streets during extreme cold, and pleading that the city do anything in its power to protect the ...

Metro, the Portland area’s regional government, has raised $1.4 billion in tax revenue since 2020 specifically to provide homeless services in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties. That’s a ...

The known death toll resulting from the brutal cold snap that has gripped New York City in recent weeks increased on Tuesday, as city officials acknowledged that seven people had died of cold exposure ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has faced growing criticism that his administration did not do enough to protect homeless New Yorkers. In her opening remarks, Council Speaker Julie Menin said the deaths were ...

Since last month, Mamdani has implemented Code Blue protocols under which the authorities are legally allowed to force a person off the street and into a hospital if the person is a danger to oneself ...

A new 390‑page report outlines eight recommendations to reshape Rochester’s response to homelessness as the crisis grows.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s difficult first month-plus in office is getting worse, with the newly inaugurated mayor facing widespread backlash over how the city has handled its homeless ...

Rochester's homeless population has increased by 345 people over the past six years, marking a nearly 34% rise, according to a new report released by the city council president.