Karen Yi
Articles by Karen Yi
Karen Yi covers homelessness and poverty. She joined the WNYC and Gothamist newsroom in 2020. Before that, Karen covered Newark for the Star-Ledger and spent almost a decade working for newspapers in New Jersey and Florida. She grew up in Miami and has a dog named Cashew. Got a tip? Email [email protected] or Signal 917-589-1460.
WNYC and Gothamist hosted a live community forum on food affordability and changes to the nutrition assistance program known as SNAP.
Numbers shared with Gothamist show mostly single adult men are losing their food assistance.
How a fight for better pay at a NYC nonprofit turned into a four-year battle over a contract deal.
They say they have enough food for now but worry they’ll run out of supplies once more New Yorkers begin losing their SNAP benefits.
The city said average distances will decrease significantly for families on Staten Island.
Mainchance has operated in Midtown East for 35 years, serving about 60 people a day.
The annual count of homeless New Yorkers who aren’t living in shelters increased by 11% this year.
In a settlement, three large egg producers agreed to donate 53 million eggs to food banks.
New York City parents working part time won’t lose part of their vouchers under a state waiver.
Legal groups are calling on the Mamdani administration to pause evictions in supportive housing for 90 days.
HUD overhauled the way it funds the nation’s largest homeless prevention program, putting 2,800 New Yorkers at risk of losing housing.
The federal work requirements began in May through most of the state.
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