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NYC Agrees To Temporarily Halt Homeless Relocation To Newark NYC Agrees To Temporarily Halt Homeless Relocation To Newark
NYC Agrees To Temporarily Halt Homeless Relocation To Newark Officials from New York City and Newark spent the day Monday hammering out an agreement over the Special One Time Assistance (SOTA) program, which relocates homeless families in New York to homes in Newark and other communities across the country.  Newark last week filed a lawsuit seeking to end the transfer of homeless families from New York under the SOTA program, and have also asked a judge to halt the relocation of any more families until the lawsuit is decided.  Meeting at the federal courthouse in Newark Monday with Newark officials, attorneys for New York City agreed to a t…

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Elizabeth Joining Newark In Lawsuit Over NYC Homeless Program: Report Elizabeth Joining Newark In Lawsuit Over NYC Homeless Program: Report
Elizabeth Joining Newark In Lawsuit Over NYC Homeless Program: Report The city of Elizabeth plans to join neighboring Newark in a lawsuit against a New York City program that relocates homeless people in New Jersey, NY1 reported Friday.  Mayor Christian Bollwage of Elizabeth sharply criticized his counterpart in New York, Bill de Blasio, for the Special One Time Assistance Program (SOTA), which he said "takes the people in the most challenging aspect of their lives and ships them out of town."  Under the program, New York has placed homeless people in housing located in communities across the United States, including in Union and Essex counties. The…

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Serious Problems Found With Program That Sends NYC Homeless To NJ: Report Serious Problems Found With Program That Sends NYC Homeless To NJ: Report
Serious Problems Found With Program That Sends NYC Homeless To NJ: Report An investigative agency found that a controversial program which relocates homeless people from New York City to communities across the U.S., including several in Union and Essex counties, often places them in substandard housing, WABC 7 reported.  The controversial Special One Time Assistance program, known as SOTA, has already spurred legislation in Newark as well as a federal lawsuit. Newark officials have also found that SOTA clients ended up in decrepit housing, including in homes without heat.  "Newark is concerned about the living conditions of perhaps one thousand or more …

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by Paul Milo