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David Giffen, executive director of the Coalition for the Homeless, joined WNYC’s Morning Edition.

The measure, sponsored by Councilmember Diana Ayala, codifies a pandemic-era shift.

Councilmember Susan Zhuang was participating in a protest on 86th Street and 25th Avenue in Brooklyn against a proposed homeless shelter.

On Thursday, a coalition of nearly two dozen groups led by Christine Quinn committed to signing an amicus brief opposing Mayor Eric Adams’ request to suspend the city’s right-to-shelter rules.

Homeless services providers said the mayor's quest will make a bad situation worse.

City sanitation workers and the NYPD dismantled the encampment on Friday morning, loading personal belongings, debris and other material into a trash truck.

Only three people secured permanent housing out of more than 2,000, per the audit.

The city comptroller demanded that the mayor release more detailed data on migrants while a state lawmaker said he was recently prohibited from touring a migrant facility in his district.

Jordan Neely, 30, was a Michael Jackson impersonator who had performed on subway platforms for years. He died after being put in the chokehold.

Eleven formerly homeless tenants moved into apartments with city assistance but now face eviction after their landlord refused to renew their leases once their grants were done.