CityWatch: Officials look for answers to NYC’s homelessness crisis as it stresses shelters and subways amid COVID-19 pandemic

CityWatch: Officials look for answers to NYC’s homelessness crisis as it stresses shelters and subways amid COVID-19 pandemic

New York’s shelter-in-place mandate has pushed millions of New Yorkers inside. But for the city’s homeless population, that’s meant a choice between crowded shelters, the street and, increasingly, the subway system.

Both Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday called for action to help address overcrowding in shelters and worsening conditions on public transit. That includes…

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