NYC NOW

Midday News: Work Requirements Return for Public Assistance, Local Leaders Protest Budget Cuts, and a Look at NYPD Data on Homeless Encampment


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Starting Monday, New Yorkers receiving cash assistance must once again meet work requirements or risk losing benefits. Meanwhile, Senator Cory Booker and Representative Hakeem Jeffries held an hours-long sit-in on the Capitol steps to protest looming cuts to social services. Plus, NYPD data show thousands of homeless encampment sweeps last year, but only about a hundred people wound up in shelter. WNYC’s Karen Yi has more.
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