#supportive housing

#supportive housing

"If you know you need to get off of and away from drugs, you shouldn't be forced into housing where drug use is allowed and where recovery is not supported," he said. "Some folks won't go into housing because they know that it actually is dangerous for them because they're still experiencing an addiction. ... This isn't about having zero tolerance to drug use. It's about having environments where recovery is explicitly supported, and that is the goal."

Detectives have launched a murder investigation into the death of a man in his 40s who was found with blunt force trauma to the head on Monday morning inside a DUMBO apartment building that is comprised largely of supportive housing. Officers from the 84th Precinct responded at approximately 5:52 a.m. on Aug. 25 to a 911 call reporting an unconscious and unresponsive man inside an apartment at 90 Sands St., finding the victim with trauma to the head. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Ryan Palmer described his feelings about finding a new home at Vantaggio Suites, expressing relief: 'Finally, I could breathe,' after years of living in unsafe hotels.

The Adams administration aims to revamp supportive housing initiatives, creating nearly 6,000 additional congregate apartments by 2028, focusing on on-site health and social services.