The number of unsheltered New Yorkers has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, according to the city’s annual, one-night HOPE count survey released Thursday by the Department of Social Services.
A photo of Nigel Jagmohan in the West Village. The number of unhoused people living on the streets increased by more 1,000 compared to the previous year, according to an annual count by the city.A photo of Nigel Jagmohan in the West Village. The number of unhoused people living on the streets increased by more 1,000 compared to the previous year, according to an annual count by the city.
City workers found 3,439 people sleeping unhoused on the night of January 25th when they fanned across the five boroughs for the yearly count. The count occurred before Mayor Eric Adams launched his inter-agency efforts to clear the streets and subways of homeless people. Since the HOPE count happens each year during the coldest months — when many people who typically sleep on the streets seek refuge from the cold in city shelters — the number is widely understood to be an undercount.
Despite questions about the tally’s accuracy, advocates said the surging number of people sleeping on the streets is – at least in part - an outcome of the city’s policy of closing hotels once used to provide a safer option over dormitory-style shelters to allow social distancing during the pandemic.
“We hear from our clients that this is a direct result of closing those programs and they are ending up back on the street,” said Kathleen Cash, who helps connect homeless clients with benefits and services at the Urban Justice Center’s Safety Net Project. “They've lost what they feel is a safe shelter option for them.”appears to align with Cash’s understanding.
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