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The Coalition for the Homeless says "little-noticed data" shows "the number of new homeless families... has surpassed all-time record levels each of the past three months." Last month, 1,464 new families moved into the shelter system, which is the "highest one-month count since the City began keeping records 25 years ago" and it's 22% higher than September 2007. The group's head, Mary Brosnahan, told the Daily News, "While both city and state budget shortfalls require difficult choices, vulnerable New Yorkers now need more support, not less." Department of Homeless Services Commissioner Robert Hess tried to find a silver lining, "The fact that our system is withstanding the test of recent high demand is evidence that we have successfully transformed the families system and put a solid infrastructure in place." Earlier this year, NY Magazine had an article about how homelessness is the "single biggest failure of the Bloomberg administration."
Record Levels of Homelessness
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"NY Magazine had an article about how homelessness is the "single biggest failure of the Bloomberg administration."
Is it Bloomberg's fault there are people who foolishly put themselves in the gutter from drinking, drugs or gambling? These aren't the only causes of homlessness, of course, but many people have themselves to blame for their situations.
@ides -- Bloomberg made tackling homelessness a big issue and tried to install changes to the system. Check out the article.
There will soon be a new kind of homelessness.
every homeless child is a bullet pointed at our cultural foot.
The primary cause of homelessness is gentrification, which immediately or eventually reduces the number of lower-priced rentals available to poor people. The homeless cannot even hang around the tonier neighborhoods now; they're shipped to Bedford-Stuyvesant. But it's nice to see that some things haven't changed, like blaming the victim and bureaucratic self-congratulation.
heck of job bloomie.
bloomberg doesn't care about people unless they're millionaires and CEO's.
of course, he'll blame the victim for being homeless and give a snide remark.
I hope his daughter is doing well with the horsies, that's some dangerous competition there.
Hey this is America: if you're homeless or struggling it's obviously your own fault. Besides, help is for commies. -_-;
A lot of NYC homeless have jobs but sleep in the shelter system. A lot of the people you see riding the subway with you are homeless but they're dressed for work. Just take a ride out to Randall's Island and find out. The idea that the homeless population of this city are all crackheads is a racist fantasy.
starrygordon said:
"The primary cause of homelessness is gentrification, which immediately or eventually reduces the number of lower-priced rentals available to poor people."?
Is it? I would have thought it had more to do with Employment.
there's a homeless shelter in Randall's island?
did not know that, I thought there's one in Ward's island. at least that was way back when I helped prepare medicaid apps at a hospital. most used the general post office for mail.
You're right, ward's not randall's.
Actually, it's the same island, Ward's is below Randall's. The M35 serves them both.
http://www.ny1.com/Default.aspx?SecID=1000&ArID=52374
it's going to rise and RISE, soon you will see the Yuppies homeless and the Bushvilles just growing and growing.
@JacqueMehoff
I think this is the second time I've seen you reference Bloomberg's daughters. What is your problem?
If I read your comment incorrectly, I apologize. But if I didn't... that's pretty low.