Department of Homeless Services Archives

Mayor Calls On Friends And Family Of Homeless New Yorkers To Join Citywide Outreach

The de Blasio Administration today announced the expansion of Outreach NYC – the city’s enhanced effort to reach homeless New Yorkers living on the streets.Continue reading

De Blasio Administration Enhances Subway Homeless Outreach From Harlem To Hollis

The de Blasio Administration today announced a series of enhancements to the City’s HOME-STAT outreach efforts in the subways, designed to encourage more unsheltered New Yorkers to accept services and transition out of the subways.Continue reading

Mayor de Blasio’s Public Engagement Unit February Event Schedule In Harlem

Throughout February, Mayor de Blasio’s Public Engagement Unit has events planned citywide to help New Yorkers access resources and information from the Tenant Support Unit, Home Support Unit, and GetCoveredNYC.Continue reading

Cops Can’t Keep Harlem Homeless Man In Custody

A homeless man escaped after being arrested by Department of Homeless Services officers — and was then caught by the NYPD for a separate crime and released by a judge because the DHS cops never reported him missing, The Post has learned.Continue reading

Harlem Homeless Shelter Security Has Gotten So Bad, The NYPD Has To Intervene

The security situation at hundreds of homeless shelters from Harlem to Hollis has gotten so bad in recent years that city officials are recruiting 22 members of the NYPD to intervene in 2017.Continue reading

NYC Homeless Services Calls On Harlemites And Others To Help Count Homeless

The Department of Homeless Services asks New Yorkers to volunteer for its annual Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE) to assist the agency and community partners in estimating the number of individuals living on the streets, in parks, subways, and other public spaces across the city. Continue reading

After Death Of Boy In Harlem Mayor Says Blame Lies With Him

Mayor Bill de Blasio had an emotional response Wednesday when discussing the death of a 6-year-old boy. Continue reading