Posted on September 17, 2015 by Melissa Russo in NBCNewYork NBCNewYork, By Melissa Russo The de Blasio administration, under pressure to get homeless people off the city streets, has asked clergy throughout the city to make room for an additional 500 homeless people to sleep in houses of worship. At a meeting in lower Manhattan Thursday morning, city officials urged clergy to create so-called “Safe Haven” beds under a de Blasio initiative called Opening Doors.
