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Lawyers for the homeless say the Adams administration cleared out the city’s homeless intake office Thursday night in what they say is an improvement, after controversy erupted this week over deteriorating conditions.

In New York City’s homeless shelters, migrant families have not received the proper help, which could violate a 2008 court settlement that requires the provision of proper shelter in the city. Melissa Russo reports.

The number of reports about cars soiled by urine, waste and other fluids is this year on pace to hit its highest levels since 2019 — even as ridership hovers at around 60% of pre-pandemic levels, according to the most recent data from the transit agency.

At a news conference on Friday, NYC Mayor Eric Adams was asked about the cleanliness of the city and he said he doesn’t smell any garbage…just marijuana.

Today the U.S. Supreme court struck down New York’s strict rules against carrying concealed weapons in public. Checkey Beckford reports.

It’s been six months since Mayor Eric Adams took office, and a recent poll shows that New Yorkers are very divided on the job he’s doing so far — with most not giving him rave reviews.

The funds will go towards additional shelter beds and resources to help New Yorkers stay off the streets.

A small encampment of homeless people defiantly stood its ground against New York City police and sanitation workers before authorities moved in Wednesday afternoon to clear tents, blankets and other belongings as part of a crackdown launched by Mayor Eric Adams to rid his city of people living in the streets.

Mayor Eric Adams revealed more details on his homeless plan Wednesday, including efforts to remove encampments from New York City streets and highway underpasses, among other places. The Democrat’s initiative, first disclosed late last week with few additional details, mirrors similar overhauls in other liberal metropolises that had previously tolerated the encampments. According to Adams, he’s pleased with the...

Mayor Eric Adams says the city will take down homeless encampments on New York City streets. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports.

Protesters took to the streets of Chinatown Thursday night, saying plans for a new homeless shelter on Grand Street are putting their safety at risk. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports on both sides of the debate.

Open 24 hours a day, protesters said they are worried the new Chinatown homeless shelter will attract sex offenders, and that crime could surge in an area that already lives in fear of anti-Asian hate crimes.

The 30-year-old man accused in the targeted shootings of five homeless men in NYC and Washington, D.C., appeared in court in person for the first time Thursday, where prosecutors said he sat on a curb about a block away and played music from a mobile device

A 30-year-old man suspected of shooting five homeless men in New York City and Washington, D.C., in a targeted and at times deadly attack spree was once homeless himself, his family said, and has suffered from mental illness.

The suspect believed to be responsible for the shooting of at least five homeless men in NYC and Washington, D.C., was at one time homeless himself, his grandfather said. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

One of the two victims shot by the man allegedly targeting homeless men in New York City and DC says his arm is in pain. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

31-year-old Gerald Brevard is being questioned by police in connection to a string of deadly attacks targeting homeless men. Brevard was captured at a D.C. gas station following the release of his image paired with crime stopper tips that helped identified him. Tracie Strahan reports.

A man suspected of shooting five homeless men in New York City and Washington, D.C., was arrested early Tuesday following a multistate manhunt, the Metropolitan Police Department said. Two of the victims were killed, including a man found shot to death on a Manhattan street and one found in a burning tent in Northeast D.C.

A 30-year-old man suspected of shooting five homeless men in New York City and Washington, D.C., in a targeted and at times deadly attack spree was arrested early Tuesday following a multistate manhunt, according to officials in both cities and a senior law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the case. Police declined to describe the circumstances of his arrest...

Police now have a clearer look at the man believed to have been responsible for targeting the homeless in shootings in NYC and D.C., and surveillance video shows him open fire on one of the victims on a SoHo sidewalk. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.