NYC's Homeless Shelter Population Ballooned in 2022. How Will Leaders Address the Crisis This Year?

Keywords: Economy; Government; Housing and Homelessness; In Depth; Politics; Politics & Government; Affordable Housing; asylum seekers; CityFHEPS; Department of Homeless Services EN Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Politics Politics & Government Affordable Housing asylum seekers CityFHEPS Department of Homeless Services N.PAG N.PAG 1 01/24/23 20230117 NES 230117 I Thursday night, the same day Mayor Eric Adams unveiled a preliminary budget focused on "fiscal discipline" and two days after Gov. Kathy Hochul laid out her priorities for the year ahead in her State of the State speech, 70,525 people slept in a New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) shelter. Adams earlier this week submitted an "emergency mutual aid request" to the state seeking funds and has repeatedly pressed the federal government for additional aid to address the crisis, which he's said has cost the city $1 billion this fiscal year so far. B Hochul's focus on fair housing, but no push for "Good Cause" b At the state level, Gov. Hochul has, like Adams, prioritized the need for more housing development. [Extracted from the article]