"A spokesperson for Hochul told amNewYork on Friday evening that the governor does not believe that allowing New Yorkers to sleep on sidewalks or under bridges is a humane solution to homelessness. She supports an approach that combines enforcement including sweeps when needed with connection to supportive housing and mental health and substance abuse services, said Kara Cumoletti, Hochul's Albany press secretary."
"If you are not connecting homeless New Yorkers to the housing that they so desperately need, you cannot deem anything you're doing to be a success, Mamdani said. He added that his administration would focus on linking people to supportive or rental housing rather than continuing the multi-agency clearings, with street homelessness addressed through his proposed Department of Community Safety, which would reduce the police's leading role in these interactions."
Gov. Kathy Hochul opposes Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's plan to end New York City's homeless encampment sweeps and supports maintaining enforcement when necessary. A spokesperson said the governor does not believe allowing New Yorkers to sleep on sidewalks or under bridges is humane. Hochul supports combining enforcement, including sweeps when needed, with connections to supportive housing and mental health and substance abuse services. Mamdani plans to halt sweeps upon taking office, arguing they have failed to connect unsheltered people with stable housing. He proposes focusing on linking people to supportive or rental housing and creating a Department of Community Safety to reduce the police's role in street interactions.
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