Andy Newman

The parents of Jahmeik Modlin, 4, were initially charged with manslaughter. They are accused of locking away food from their children and showing “depraved indifference” for their son’s life.

The lawsuit, which could become a class action, argues that the city’s cleanups, or “sweeps,” violate constitutional protections against illegal searches and seizures.

Jahmeik Modlin was found emaciated in a Harlem apartment stocked with food. His family’s child-welfare case had been closed two years before.

Jahmeik Modlin’s parents have been charged with manslaughter in his death. His aunt’s suit accuses the city of failing to monitor his safety.

New York parents who report abuse to protect themselves and their families often become the targets of child welfare investigators. A lawsuit is trying to change that.

In many New York City homeless shelters, families need a doctor’s note to have air-conditioners. But some residents say shelters still make it difficult to get them.

The number of older people living in homeless shelters in New York City is growing quickly, in an unheralded sign of the affordable housing crisis.

An annual count by the city found more than 4,100 people sleeping on streets and in subways. It was the most since the city began keeping track nearly two decades ago.

The triplex penthouse has a faux-starlight installation of the Milky Way, a bathroom inspired by the Yellow Submarine, and more, the WeWork founder’s brokers say.

A Democrat and a Republican from New York will introduce the “Michelle Go Act,” named after a woman who was killed when a mentally ill homeless man pushed her in front of a subway train.