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Why is it so hard to get mentally ill homeless people, living in the subway system, the treatment they need and deserve?

That question forms the core of Nolan Hicks’s unparalleled deep dive into the city’s $30-billion-a-year social safety net — a net so riven with holes that it can’t accomplish what everyone says is absolutely necessary: Getting a population of 1,000 or so people the care they need.

Read Hicks’s story, exclusively on Streetsblog today. It’s an eye-opener.

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    by Kevin Duggan
    June 8, 2026
    Advocates say the new green will only go so far.
  • Penn Station Belongs to New Yorkers
    by J.K. Trotter
    June 8, 2026
    New Yorkers deserve straight answers to basic questions, not behind-closed-doors graft.
  • Stinks From The Head Down: NYC Sheriff Anthony Miranda Abused His Placard And Defaced His Plate
    by Sammy Sussman
    June 8, 2026
    They shot the Sheriff — and caught his wife with a fake placard.
  • Monday’s Headlines: Paseo Park Is Ready For Its Closeup
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    June 8, 2026
    Streetfilms’ Clarence Eckerson Jr. has a new feature film about the 34th Avenue Open Street. Plus the news.
  • Opinion: Common Ground For Street Safety
    by Gersh Kuntzman
    June 6, 2026
    Our op-ed writer believes that pro-cycling forces and anti-e-bike advocates can be allies on some basic safety measures.
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