Posted on April 1, 2022 by Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein in Curbed Curbed, By Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein “It’s a process,” Eric Adams said this week at the press conference formally announcing his initiative to clear homeless encampments across the city. People wouldn’t necessarily agree to enter the shelter system right away; that would take some time. “You have to rebuild that trust,” he said. “You have to peel back the layers of distrust.” But directing sanitation workers to toss tents, mattresses, and other belongings into trash trucks while NYPD officers stand watch — well, that takes no time at all.
