NEW YORK — In 2021, New York’s shelter system was under strain, with 61,000 residents. Officials said it was at capacity — or over. In 2023, the system is on track to house twice as many people. The population reached an eye-popping record 100,000 this week, thanks to familiar factors — the pandemic, skyrocketing rents — and acute ones: economic turmoil abroad and politicians in America seeking to thrust New York into a border crisis thousands of miles away. Sign up for The Morning newsletter fr
An activist group involved in protests over Jordan Neely's death have received significant funding from organizations bankrolled by liberal billionaires.