Today's Headlines: City Shelters Break Record
A record 50,000 people on average slept in city shelters this January, according to this new report by the Coalition for the Homeless. Over that same period, 1 percent of the city's youth - or 21,000 kids - spent the night in shelters, a 22 percent increase over the past year. Homeless families now spend over a year in shelters on average.
Other Stories We're Following
Federal Cuts Will Hit City For $800 Million (Daily News)
Report Finds Toxins In Gravesend Bay, Boosts Opposition To Waste Transfer Station (Daily News)
Cuomo To Put Health Programs In Categories To Compete For Grants (Albany Times Union)
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