""What we're doing is kind of like a cyclical process," said Adolfo Abreu, a housing organizer for the grassroots group VOCAL-NY. "You're just moving people around instead of providing real solutions to homelessness.""
"The city, under a new law, is required to release data on how often theyâre clearing homeless people from public spaces and what services are provided."
In New York City, police removed over 27,000 homeless individuals from streets in a nine-month span, primarily in Lower Manhattan and Midtown. The administration under Mayor Eric Adams is prioritizing street homelessness, creating a special NYPD unit to address related issues. Despite extensive removals, data on the outcomes for those displaced remains vague, with only a small fraction offered shelter. The city is now mandated to disclose details of these operations and the effectiveness of their responses.
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