With economic recovery highly dependent on tourism, the city is eager to use the hotels for visitors. But many homeless people don’t want to return to shelters.
Author: Andy Newman
N.Y.C. doubled ‘cleanups’ of homeless encampments last year, despite C.D.C. guidance to let them be.
Clearing places where homeless people live “increases the potential for infectious disease spread,” the C.D.C. has said.
Advocates for Homeless Sue New York City’s Subway System
The suit argues that a series of Covid-19 rules unfairly target people who shelter in the city’s subways.