New York City is one of the busiest cities in North America, but, it comes with a price to live in such a place: you either sail or you don’t live at all. In the most recent Homeless Coalition report, (believed to be from December), the average nightly number of people in homeless shelters — is indeed — at record highs.
In the last report, officials noted that some 63,400 people reportedly call a homeless shelter (of any variation) home every night. That’s up nearly 9% from the previous year, and, at a time in which Mayor bill De blasio has largely failed people including the shocking number of young students who chronically face homelessness in what was once a beloved city to call home.
The numbers come a year into De Blasio ‘s . Turning The Tide Plan, in which, he hopes to decrease the homeless shelter population by at least 2,500 people. But, with skyrocketing rents; unusual rules that almost always result in eviction by unruly landlords, among other vindictive stipulations . hurting average families in New York.
In a previous statement released to multiple outlets, De Blasio ‘s office claimed that they’re “rushing to build at least 10% of affordable housing apartments and places for other people who can’t afford the skyhigh rents to have a place to live”. But, the aforementioned, remains to actually be seen in a city flanked by often unfinished apartment buildings.
In case NYC ‘s problem couldn’t get any worse (see the report here), some of the homeless numbers include at least 23,000 homeless children.
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