New York City Clears 239 Homeless Camps. Only 5 People Move to Shelters. Posted on March 31, 2022 by Andy Newman and Michael Gold in The New York Times In the subways, nearly 80 people a week accepted shelter over a four-week period, Mayor Adams said. Officials have not yet said how many stayed off the street. ..Read More
Mayor Eric Adams wants to get rid of homeless encampments in NYC streets and subways. Will his plan work? Posted on March 31, 2022 by Andrew Julien, Chris Sommerfeldt, Clayton Guse, and Michael Gartland in New York Daily News Since coming into office in January, Mayor Adams has launched two major initiatives aimed at removing hundreds of homeless people — and their encampments — from New York City’s streets and subways. ..Read More
Signal Boost: Jacquelyn Simone! Posted on March 30, 2022 by Signal Boost in Signal Boost Policy Director at the Coalition for the Homeless Jacquelyn Simone joins Zerlina and Jess on the show to discuss NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ latest plans to clear out homeless encampments and similar crackdowns on unhoused folks happening across the country. ..Read More
Adams plows ahead with clearing homeless encampments Posted on March 30, 2022 by Erin Durkin, Anna Gronewold, Deanna Garcia in Politico What does New York City Mayor Eric Adams have in common with a piece of broccoli? ..Read More
Don’t remove homeless camps, says advocate Posted on March 29, 2022 by Fox 5 in Fox 5 Homeless advocates say that by removing homeless encampments the Adams administration is not addressing the route cause of homelessness. ..Read More
In NYC, the Long Road From Shelter to Public Housing Gets Longer Posted on March 28, 2022 by David Brand in City Limits Natasha Logan got the good news in September 2020. After more than a decade on the NYCHA waiting list, she was found eligible for an apartment. ..Read More
Homeless advocates rail against Adams plan to take encampments off the sidewalks of New York Posted on March 27, 2022 by Dean Moses in amNY Homeless rights advocates and organizations admonished Mayor Eric Adams after he announced his administration’s plan to remove homeless encampments from the streets of New York. ..Read More
Adams says he’s kicking homeless New Yorkers out of their encampments. Where will they go? Posted on March 26, 2022 by Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky in Gothamist Just weeks after embarking on a campaign to boot unsheltered New Yorkers out of the subway system, Mayor Eric Adams says he’s removing their encampments from the streets as well. ..Read More
Mayor Eric Adams plans to clear NYC of makeshift homeless encampments, sparking criticism from advocates Posted on March 26, 2022 by Nicholas Williams, Clayton Guse, and Larry McShane in New York Daily News A city homeless advocacy group, in a Saturday broadside, blasted Mayor Adams over his plan to remove people from the makeshift outdoor encampments now called home by hundreds of the dispossessed. ..Read More