New York Spending on Hotels for Homeless Has More than Tripled in Recent Years.

NYCHA under fire over empty apartments in a housing crisis

Nearly 6,000 NYCHA apartments are vacant with over 240,000 families on the waiting list for public housing.

New York spending on hotels for homeless has more than tripled in recent years.

An investigation revealed that New York spent $420 million on hotels that provide no support services as homeless families bounce between unsafe accommodations with little stability.

How Hotels Became New York’s Go-To Fix for Homelessness

Jasmine Stradford sat on her porch near Binghamton, New York, with toys, furniture, garbage bags full of clothing and other possessions piled up around her. She and her partner were being evicted after falling behind on rent. So last June, they and their children — then ages 3, 12 and 15 — turned to New York’s emergency shelter system for help. It was built to provide homeless residents not only beds, but also food, help finding permanent housin…

How Hotels, Once a Last Resort, Became New York’s Default Answer to Homelessness

Statewide spending on hotels has more than tripled in recent years. The shift away from shelters has prevented families from accessing services like child care and help finding housing.