ALBANY, N.Y. — New York City officials want to ease pressure on overcrowded homeless shelters by housing migrants in a federal jail that once held mobsters, terrorists and Wall Street swindlers before being shut down after Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide. The proposal, suggested in an Aug. 9 letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration, came as New York… Continue reading NYC suggests housing migrants in jail shuttered after Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide
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Luke Brooks inquest: a shocking spotlight on living conditions in modern Britain | Housing
Luke Brooks was a young man described as happy-go-lucky, funny and clever, who would do anything for anyone, enjoyed cooking, taught himself to play keyboard and absolutely adored video games. He was healthy, both physically and mentally, and he had his whole life before him. But he died aged 27 in October last year in… Continue reading Luke Brooks inquest: a shocking spotlight on living conditions in modern Britain | Housing
New York City Mayor Asks Biden Administration For Migrant Housing Funds
NEW YORK (AP) — With thousands of migrants still arriving in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday renewed his appeal to the federal government to help the city avert a budgetary crisis as expenses mount — now projected at $12.2 billion by the end of next year — because of the influx of… Continue reading New York City Mayor Asks Biden Administration For Migrant Housing Funds
Mould found in lungs of Oldham man who died in house with chronic damp, inquest hears | Housing
A type of mould was found in the lungs of a 27-year-old man who died in a house that had chronic damp, a pathologist has told an inquest. The family of Luke Brooks believe mould in their privately rented end of terrace house in Oldham caused his death. On Tuesday consultant pathologist Abdul Ganjifrockwala told… Continue reading Mould found in lungs of Oldham man who died in house with chronic damp, inquest hears | Housing