Jul. 9, 2025 By Shane O’Brien When 80-year-old Carole Bellitti and her 50-year-old son John received word in March confirming they had been pre-approved for the CityFHEPS housing voucher program for low-income households, they thought their prayers had been answered. Carole and John, who were evicted from their southeast Brooklyn home in March after falling…
Nov. 26, 2024 By Adam Daly Three men, including two former employees of a nonprofit organization serving New York City’s homeless population, have been charged in a yearslong kickback scheme that misappropriated more than $500,000 in public funds. An indictment unsealed Nov. 21 in federal court in Brooklyn names Gary DSilva, also known as…
Jul. 10, 2024 By Jada Camille
A new mixed-income affordable housing development dubbed Concern Pitkin opened its doors in East New York on July 9.
Dec. 26, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith and Cate Corcoran
Under emergency contracts relating to the migrant crisis, and with little public oversight, warehouses in Gowanus and Clinton Hill are being converted into large homeless shelters that could potentially operate for years.