Posted on June 19, 2018 by Stephen Levin and Rafael Salamanca in Gotham Gazette Gotham Gazette, By Stephen Levin and Rafael Salamanca New York City is facing a crisis. There are more than 60,000 homeless individuals living in the city shelter system daily, and thousands more in shelters for survivors of domestic violence, youth, and those living with HIV/AIDS. An additional estimated 4,000 New Yorkers sleep on the streets each night. And according to the Coalition for the Homeless, the number of homeless New Yorkers sleeping each night in municipal shelters is 83 percent higher than it was a decade ago. These numbers are staggering. We, as elected leaders have a responsibility to do better and fully invest in solutions that work.
