Homelessness – New York City

New York acts quickly amid sharp rise in homelessness, By Aaron Edwards, August 10, 2012, New York Times: “The homeless population in New York City has jumped sharply over the last year, causing a record number of people to enter the shelter system. The increase has forced the Bloomberg administration to open nine more shelters in just the last two months – sometimes with only a few weeks’ notice to surrounding neighborhoods. The administration said the increase stemmed in part from the end of the city’s main rent-subsidy program for homeless families. But the new shelters – five in the Bronx, two in Manhattan and two in Brooklyn – have provoked criticism from local officials who say they were blindsided by the decisions to open them…”