The announcement comes after calls from advocates and lawmakers to invest in homeless services — and in the midst of a controversial program to kick unsheltered New Yorkers out of their street encampments in hopes of driving them to shelters.
Mayor Eric Adams’s executive budget plan for the coming year will include $171 million in funding for alternatives to conventional homeless shelters, officials said Sunday.
The announcement comes after calls from advocates and lawmakers to invest in homeless services — and in the midst of ato kick unsheltered New Yorkers out of their street encampments and destroy their belongings in hopes of driving them to shelters. The New York Police Department told Gothamist earlier this month it had broken down more than 300 of the encampments as of April 6th. But it was unclear how many of those sleeping on the streets have opted to come indoors.
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