Karen Yi
Reporter at WNYC (New York, NY)
Reporter at Gothamist
covering poverty @wnyc & @gothamist. adjunct @columbia. past life @StarLedger @asburyparkpress @sunsentinel. miami forever 🌴
Articles
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1 week ago |
gothamist.com | Karen Yi
Sweltering summer days are particularly brutal for homeless New Yorkers stuck sleeping inside dozens of city shelters without air conditioning in the bedrooms. That’s why the city’s Department of Homeless Services is issuing a new mandate: Any new shelter must provide air conditioning for its residents. This May, the agency amended its request for proposals, requiring any entity interested in getting city money to open a shelter to provide air conditioning.
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1 week ago |
gothamist.com | Karen Yi
A health insurance card, a 10-speed mountain bike, a blue men’s jacket and a microwave are among the few belongings stored by New York City officials this year after they cleared homeless people from street encampments. The city is supposed to offer people the chance to store their personal items for 90 days. But a City Hall spokesperson said workers stored people’s belongings just 13 times between January and the end of May this year.
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2 weeks ago |
gothamist.com | Karen Yi
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, released an annual report Thursday finding the number of asylum-seekers in the city’s care plummeted last year, but the number of non-migrant residents in shelters rose nearly 12%.
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2 weeks ago |
envimedia.co | Karen Yi
With summer just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to spice things up with something new to watch. From summertime flings to soaring flights, June is packed with content that is sure to satisfy your on-screen cravings. Here are eight new releases coming out this June that’ll start your summer off just right. Coaches don’t play, and somehow, “eternal bachelorette” Lucy M. (Dakota Johnson) is a professional matchmaker — nine weddings secured and counting.
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2 weeks ago |
gothamist.com | Karen Yi
Dozens of New York City shelters for homeless adults don’t provide Wi-Fi access in their buildings, making it hard for residents to find work and housing, and stay in touch with friends and family, a new report shows. A survey of more than 200 homeless individuals by two grassroots groups found that just a quarter of those surveyed reported having Wi-Fi in their shelter. Less than a third said they had access to a computer room with an internet connection.
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