Only 5% of people removed from homeless encampments by the Adams administration last year accepted temporary shelter — and only three people secured permanent housing since the policy was first enacted, according to a new audit.
The policy aimed to then provide individuals with access to housing and other services. Since it was put in place, there have been more than 200 sweeps, according to Lander’s office.
“Despite the inherent difficulty of this work, our efforts have been indisputably successful,” said Fabien Levy, a spokesperson for the mayor. “In the first year of this initiative, New Yorkers experiencing unsheltered homelessness accepted services at six times the rate they did under the previous administration’s approach.”
Lander, alongside local housing advocates, suggested a housing-first policy that he said would better address the issue of encampments around the city.
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