New York City street homelessness rose by 18%, an annual survey shows.
Legal Aid Society Homeless Rights Project attorney Josh Goldfein called the point-in-time survey “flawed” and a likely undercount, but said the increase shows Adams’ approach to addressing street homelessness isn’t working.
Whatever the precise number is, the solution for each of these individuals is well known: a permanent affordable home.by City Comptroller Brad Lander found that just three of the 2,308 homeless people who were forcibly removed from encampments between March and November of 2022 ended up in permanent housing.
“Over this past year, our agency has responded to a massive humanitarian crisis while ensuring that we are effectively delivering on our mission to address homelessness in New York City,” Park said in a statement. “Thanks to our intensified outreach efforts, bold solutions, and vital investments in specialized beds, NYC continues to have one of the lowest rates of unsheltered homelessness of any other major US city.
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