Author: Karen Yi
Karen Yi
has 13.8% among authors.
BS Score: 1.6%.
Articles analyzed: 13.
Words analyzed: 42,620.
Analyzed articles
Gothamist
- By Karen Yi
- 6/23/2026, 10:31 AM
Optimism Bias 17.1% - Negativity Bias 15.5% - Appeal to Emotion 12%
Legal advocacy groups say supportive housing providers have continued pursuing eviction cases against formerly homeless New Yorkers — even after the Mamdani administration told them to stop, except in severe situations. Two months ago the city issued guidance to landlords and housing providers instructing them to intervene early when... more
Gothamist
- By Karen Yi
- 6/12/2026, 8:45 PM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 16.6% - Optimism Bias 11.1% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 9.1%
The city has begun transferring homeless New Yorkers to a new intake center in the East Village a day after a state judge allowed the Mamdani administration to relocate the center from Midtown. Officials with the Department of Social Services said the city moved about 25 men who remained at the massive men’s shelter on 30th Street, known... more
Gothamist
- By Karen Yi
- 6/10/2026, 8:46 PM
Hasty Generalization 14% - Availability Heuristic 10.6% - In-Group Bias 10.6%
A state judge ruled on Wednesday that the Mamdani administration can relocate a facility where homeless men seek shelter from Midtown to the East Village. Supreme Court Judge Sabrina Kraus' decision paves the way for the city to complete the shutdown of the massive homeless men’s shelter in Midtown, known as Bellevue. Mayor Zohran... more
Gothamist
- By Karen Yi
- 6/1/2026, 10:01 AM
Negativity Bias 27.3% - Pessimism Bias 20.1% - Anecdotal 18.8%
The Trump administration says it’s about to drastically change how it funds the nation’s largest homeless assistance program — a move that could push thousands of formerly homeless New Yorkers who currently have a place to live back into the city’s shelters and streets. Officials with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development... more
Gothamist
- By Karen Yi
- 5/29/2026, 10:01 AM
Availability Heuristic 24% - Negativity Bias 22% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 17.9%
The owner of a Brooklyn daycare that shuttered this year amid child abuse allegations tried to open a new space in New Jersey. It's the second time that Shareece Dukes, who ran the Eva Crèche Child Care Center in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, tried to relaunch her business in a new jurisdiction after previous problems prompted closures,... more
Gothamist
- By Karen Yi
- 5/28/2026, 10:00 AM
Optimism Bias 15.8% - Negativity Bias 13.7% - Anecdotal 13.4%
Nearly 43,500 New Yorkers are at risk of losing their food assistance benefits known as SNAP on Monday, as the sweeping work requirements enacted by the Trump administration reaches its first deadline, city officials told Gothamist. Officials warn those most at risk of losing the monthly aid are young people; about 40% of SNAP recipients... more
Gothamist
- By Karen Yi
- 5/15/2026, 6:16 PM
Negativity Bias 40.4% - Representativeness Heuristic 27.4% - Framing Effect 25.2%
Six out of 10 New Yorkers are struggling to pay their bills and don’t have enough money to cover unexpected expenses or save for the future, according to a new report by the nonprofit Urban Institute. Families need another $40,000, on average, to make up the difference between what they have and what they need, the report by the... more
Gothamist
- By Karen Yi
- 5/15/2026, 10:01 AM
Unattributed Quote 20.1% - Representativeness Heuristic 12.5% - Anecdotal 12.1%
New Yorkers without children who seek shelter from domestic violence are routinely being denied beds — even though there’s space for them. Domestic violence survivors and their advocates say the problem has existed for years but is getting worse. Last year, more than half the callers to the city’s domestic violence help hotline were... more
Gothamist
- By Karen Yi
- 4/22/2026, 8:49 PM
Appeal to Authority 26.3% - Negativity Bias 19.6% - Optimism Bias 15.6%
A state judge has ordered the Mamdani administration to pause its plan to relocate the intake office where homeless men can ask for a shelter bed. The plan to relocate intake services from Midtown to the East Village was set to take effect May 1 until residents sued the city this week to stop it. The Mamdani administration was set to... more
Gothamist
- By Karen Yi
- 4/19/2026, 2:01 PM
Framing Effect 7% - Hasty Generalization 7% - Quote-first Misdirection 7%
The Mamdani administration will relocate where homeless New Yorkers can sign up for shelter beds in two weeks, as it quickly moves to shutter an aging Midtown facility and transfer those services elsewhere. The massive men’s shelter on 30th Street that long served as the front door for single men and families without minor children... more