New: More than 1,000 beds and several hundred family units run by the Dept. of Homeless Services sat empty this week as Mayor Adams began court proceedings to suspend the city’s right-to-shelter law due to a city “overextended” by newly arrived migrants.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.More than 1,000 beds and several hundred family units run by the Department of Homeless Services sat empty this week as Mayor Eric Adamsto suspend the city’s 40-year-old right-to-shelter law due to a city “overextended” by newly arrived migrants.
“I’m increasingly concerned about how they’re managing this,” said Shelly Nortz, deputy executive director for policy with Coalition for the Homeless.“We must plan for peak capacity while also standing ready to address any new emergencies and dynamic shifts in need on the ground,” she wrote in a statement to Gothamist.
As Adams raised the alarm over record-high migrant arrivals, 1,174 beds sat empty on Sunday, 1,169 on Monday, 1,142 on Tuesday and 1,198 on Wednesday, according to the coalition’s data. Units designed for families with children or adult families have also gone unused: 125 were vacant on Sunday, 154 on Monday, 206 on Tuesday and 219 on Wednesday, the group said.in a judo gym, a church and an old school building — some without showers — to house migrants.
Nortz said city officials have not given the coalition comprehensive data on homeless migrants. The group has not been granted access to all of the city’s shelter sites.
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