Is NYC Mayor's Plan Making Homeless People Less Safe_

New York City's Mayor is cracking down on homelessness in the city. Since taking office in January, Mayor Eric Adams launched his Subway Safety Plan. The plan includes clearing off people who sleep in the subway. Task forces with police officers and outreached workers have been canvassing subway stations and platforms. The plan, Adams's said, is intended to get homeless people the help they need, in part by convincing them to check into one of the City's shelters. New York City is a so-called right to shelter city, meaning that everyone who wants a bed in a shelter can get one. Yet, people inside New York's shelters often face assaults, threats, and unsanitary conditions. Ibrahim Ayu is one of the City's countless people who felt safer living outside than in a shelter.

With the City's new efforts to tear down encampments, some say homeless people are now even more unsafe than before.