An organization representing churches around New York is urging lawmakers to remember the state's most vulnerable residents as they put together the next state budget.
Advocates for the homeless say there are more people living in shelters across New York state than ever before and they're calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to do more to address the problem.
President Donald Trump's administration announced $2 billion in grants Thursday for local agencies trying to help the homeless even as the government proposes deep cuts to federal housing programs.
Utica Police say they have received several complaints about people begging for money at city intersections. They say there is currently no law on the books prohibiting loitering for the purpose of soliciting money,
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A group that provides shelter and services for those in need in central New York says a homeless man spent nearly a decade living in a well-built shack he constructed near a Syracuse highway.