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Homelessness

St. Paul and St. Andrew is located on West 86th street, in Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

New York City is trying to turn houses of worship into shelters

Migration

Fifty churches, synagogues, mosques and temples in New York City will start housing nearly 1,000 migrant men. The new plan announced by Mayor Eric Adams means the city will pay houses of worship to have beds, showers and dining areas, filling in the desperate need to provide shelter as more migrants keep arriving. The announcement comes as religious affiliation in the US is down, even among Latinos.

Children all over a colorful classroom

This Massachusetts school district focuses on the well-being of homeless immigrant students

Education
Vicky sits in a park in Madrid. She’s smiling because her hospice caretakers have arranged for her to fly home to the Dominican Republic to visit her mom and family one last time.

‘What I really needed was a hug’: Madrid hospice workers make sure the unhoused won’t die alone

Lifestyle & Belief
Pittsburgh skyline at night

Why we can’t quit cities

Infrastructure
Macron is at the front of a room and hands of journalists are in the air

Macron vows to cut taxes but activists want more

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US Army Reserve color guard soldiers carry the colors on Fifth Avenue during the annual New York City Veterans Day Parade in New York, Nov. 11, 2017.

New York officials join the investigation into a veterans ‘charity’ that spends all that it raises on itself

Justice

New disclosures show embattled group’s leader continues to draw a large salary.

The Edmonton Public Library says it will ban library sleepers starting on May 1.

Wake up! There’s no snoozing allowed in this Canadian library

Health

At the Edmonton Public Library in Alberta, Canada, snoozing in the stacks will now be banned. The new rule is part of the library’s effort to redirect homeless library patrons to more appropriate support services.

A couple takes a selfie as others observe the sunset at an oceanfront in the neighborhood of Miraflores in Lima.

A question of our time — to selfie or not at sunset

Culture

Seeing The News: The selfie is ubiquitous. But when should you just take in your surroundings? And, recruits in Mariupol, Ukraine, are practicing daily shelling drills. Also, how do you make your new country home? Adriana Zehbrauskas says take pictures.

A girl rides a bicycle on a balcony in the "Tower of David" skyscraper.

This South American city is home to the ‘world’s tallest squat’

Development

In the heart of a South American city, a 45-story abandoned skyscraper has become a haven for squatters. For this week’s Geo Quiz, we’re looking for the city where this tower is located. Can you name it?

Tower of David, Caracas

Caracas is finally ending the ‘world’s tallest squat’

Development

The “Tower of David” in downtown Caracas is called “the world’s tallest squat” because thousands of people have been living in the unfinished skyscraper. Now, the government is moving people to new housing outside the city — and many squatters have mixed feelings.

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