In a letter sent to Mayor Adams, 56 leaders representing Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and Humanists urged the mayor to end the homeless sweeps and instead focus on providing suitable alternatives to living on the streets and in the subways.
The scene on the East Side earlier this month where the Mayor Eric Adams administration removed an encampment of unhoused people.The scene on the East Side earlier this month where the Mayor Eric Adams administration removed an encampment of unhoused people.Dozens of New York faith leaders on Good Friday condemned Mayor Eric Adams’ campaign to break up homeless encampments, calling the policy “immoral and inhumane.
An Adams spokesperson, Charles Lutvak, declined to comment and pointed to remarks the mayor made on April 8th, when Adams said his administration would not “allow the normalizing of people living on our streets.” The 56 leaders represent more than 300 religious organizations, mostly in the five boroughs with a few outside the city. One group has a few dozen members and the larger one has more than 10,000 members.
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