“Unsheltered homeless people, like homeless people in shelters, will be more likely to move into housing if it’s in a location or neighborhood to which they are connected.”
From Politico:
“There were 3,675 people homeless and unsheltered on the streets of New York City during a single night in 2018 — a 6 percent decrease from the year prior, according to the …. Homeless Outreach Population Estimate…
….While the number represents progress, it is still 16% higher than the same count in 2013…Homeless care providers and the Department of Social Services said the estimate reflects what they are seeing on the ground, and both agreed that while there are more shelter beds for the homeless, there need to be more in the right locations to continue to move people off of the streets and into shelter and permanent housing….”
….The city is planning to add another 440 shelter beds for the homeless in the next two years and, as part of the 2019 budget, de Blasio and the City Council added $100 million to speed up the supportive housing plan.
…Having placed so many people but seeing a relatively small decline in the unsheltered homeless population means that there are also many people becoming homeless and living unsheltered….”
