Posted on September 9, 2015 by Brendan Cheney in Politico New York Politico New York, By Brendan Cheney The rise in homelessness in New York City isn’t just a matter of perception. Data obtained by POLITICO New York shows that services used by unsheltered homeless people is increasing, as is the number of unsheltered homeless individuals. The homelessness issue had already become a political and emotional flashpoint for the de Blasio administration, after months of negative coverage in the tabloids and downward-creeping poll numbers. But the data shows the extent of the challenge city officials are contending with.
