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Mayor Zohran Mamdani selected Erin Dalton, a public official in the Pittsburgh area, to head New York City’s Department of Social Services. By Emma Goldberg Since Mayor Zohran Mamdani took office, his ...

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Across America this week, social services workers and volunteers are fanning out in their communities to count homeless people. The federal government mandates that a homeless census be conducted ...

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