"Homelessness in New York won’t be solved by denial or tough love. We’ve tried those approaches, and they’ve all failed." ...

The tragic case of the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife in their Brentwood, Calif. home, allegedly by their once-homeless, ...

In a major policy change, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development plans to shift funding away from long-term shelter and add work requirements for short-term shelters.

The candidates’ views on addressing homelessness in New York City differ vastly, with calls to expand mental health services, overhaul the shelter system and change policing. By Anna Kodé More than ...

New York is challenging HUD's plan to direct most of the $3.9 billion in homelessness funds away from “housing first” programs. A homeless person’s belongings sit under I-787 at Corning Preserve in ...

The search for a place to build a shelter in Manhattan resurfaced New York’s often overlooked history of slavery. The Bowery Residents’ Committee, a nonprofit, is building a homeless shelter on a site ...

A wannabe social media influencer went viral this week when he handed out 18-inch machetes and booze to homeless people in Austin and New Orleans in a bizarre stunt he insisted was for their benefit.