New York City officials face scrutiny over the handling of homeless individuals during recent freezing weather, with deaths prompting debate over involuntary removal policies and city services.

Just over a week into Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s tenure, city lawmakers are poised to take the first steps in implementing his dramatic plan to revamp how the city responds to mental health emergencies.

The city’s real-estate market will be crippled by Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s plan to stop clearing homeless encampments, industry workers warned Friday. Tent cities crowding city sidewalks would ...

As Thanksgiving approaches, there is a lot of talk about “going home for the holidays.” But the hard truth is that “home” remains out of reach for far too many New Yorkers. Over the past several years ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani promised to end homeless encampment sweeps — but local officials are pushing his administration for what comes next and turning to social media to complain about encampments in ...

The Trump administration is pushing a new approach to America’s homeless crisis, favoring shelters and rehabilitation centers over long-term housing for people who use drugs and alcohol. By Sarah ...

Kevin Atlanta was homeless until this summer. NY1 met him at a shelter in Queens — a facility run by the nonprofit group Bowery Residents’ Committee (BRC) similar to where he had stayed — a place that ...

Lamar Brown went through a rigorous program at a New York State psychiatric hospital aimed at stopping the “revolving door” for homeless people with mental illness. By Andy Newman Lamar Brown was one ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says his department will devote $100 million toward a pilot program addressing ...

The least revolutionary plans that New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani advanced on the campaign trail dealt with mental illness. The most likely outcome of these plans is that taxpayers pay more ...