Posted on August 26, 2015 by The Editorial Board in amNewYork amNewYork, By The Editorial Board On the surface, this summer’s decline in the number of people living in the subway system is a positive sign, but the decrease barely makes a dent in the homeless problem that plagues the city. Far more must be done. In the first year of an effort by the city’s Department of Homeless Services to partner with the MTA on outreach underground, 450 people were moved from the transit system to some type of housing, city officials said. Of those tracked by the city, 158 remain in the subways.
