[news] NYC Charges the Homeless Rent

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The mayor does what his predecessor always wanted to: charge for shelter stays  
by Graham Rayman | The Village Voice  
August 28th, 2007 6:35 PM

Dusting off an idea dating back to the Giuliani era, the Bloomberg administration has quietly started charging rent to homeless people who stay in emergency city shelters, the Voice has learned.

  


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