Rebecca Klein

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

" In the past few years, hotels have quietly become the state’s predominant response to homelessness outside New York City."
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Could A Lawsuit Finally Spur New York into Action on Food Stamp Theft? The state has left defrauded food stamp recipients to fend for themselves. Internal agency emails point to a long-simmering effort riddled with delays.

"The agency has also failed to respond to a public records request filed by New York Focus in February seeking its communications with California ...
California’s Department of Social Services, on the other hand, had no trouble providing Focus with its emails"
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New York Police Agencies Train Officers on a Discredited Medical… Documents show that six county sheriffs’ offices and two state agencies have recently included excited delirium in their training.

Excited delirium is said to turn people into erratic aggressors and has been discredited by much of the medical establishment.

Documents show that state and local agencies across New York train law enforcement officers on the disavowed syndrome.

New York Focus Honored for Coverage of Prison System The Legislative Correspondents Alumni Association recognized Chris Gelardi with its award for the year’s best state government reporting — the second year…

New York Focus has been awarded the Walter T. Brown Award for excellence in coverage of New York state government for the second year in a row 🤩
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I spoke with six NYC parents who receive the child care assistance about how it's impacted their lives.