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September 25, 2025 Crain's New York Business

Council approves fraught Bronx hospital housing project for former detainees

The City Council greenlit a contentious hospital housing project in the Bronx on Thursday, bucking opposition from the local councilmember and Mayor Eric Adams’ administration.

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September 24, 2025 News 12 Bronx

Morris Park residents push back as ‘Just Home’ project heads to City Council vote

The project is being led by The Fortune Society, a nonprofit that supports individuals reentering society after incarceration.

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September 23, 2025 Gothamist

NYC Council to vote on Bronx housing plan for ex-Rikers detainees in break from custom

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September 23, 2025 1010 Wins

NYC Council to vote on Just Home

Stanley Richards, President and CEO of The Fortune Society, discusses the Just Home initiative, which will serve people leaving Rikers Island, during an interview on 1010 WINS. The NYC Council is slated to vote on the development on September 25, 2025.

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September 23, 2025 City Limits

Housing For Formerly Incarcerated Could Test City Council’s ‘Member Deference’

After City Hall pulled its support for an East Bronx project to build supportive housing for seriously ill people leaving jail, City Council members are considering overruling one of their own.

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