New York City street homelessness rises 6%, By Michael Howard Saul, June 6, 2014, Wall Street Journal: “The number of homeless people living in New York City public spaces increased 6% in 2014 compared with 2013, according to records released Friday by Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration. An estimated 3,357 people were living on the streets, in city parks and other areas during an annual survey conducted in January, marking an increase of 177 people from January 2013. This year’s estimate showed 1,808 people living in subways, a 2% decrease from the year before. Unsheltered homelessness rose the most in Queens, surging 158%, and on Staten Island, rising 43%, records show. In Manhattan, the borough with the most street homelessness . . .”
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