If you’ve ever walked past an empty lot or an underutilized city-owned building and thought, “We should be doing more with this,” you’re not alone.

The lack of affordable apartments in New York City is driving more New Yorkers into homeless shelters, according to a new report. The Coalition for the Homeless, a nonprofit advocacy group ...

Buffalo’s housing market boom has left many without affordable options, leading to visible homeless camps, including one ...

Homelessness in New York City received intense media coverage as the migrant crisis became fodder in the presidential election. But far less attention has been paid to the homeless population ...

Any mayor of New York faces constant pressure to fix problems over which he has limited control. Mental illness is a case in point. The average New Yorker demands action on involuntary hospitalization ...