New York Mayor Bill de Blasio pledges to end 'street homelessness as we know it' within five years

2019-12-18T16:36:00-05:00

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an initiative Tuesday that promised to “end long-term street homelessness as we know it” by bringing thousands of people off of the streets and into permanent or transitional housing within five years. [...] The city plans to spend an estimated $120 million next year on the plan, which will create 1,000 new permanent apartments.

The mayor's office has outlined de Blasio's latest plan to house the estimated 3,600 homeless people currently living on New York City streets — a fraction of the city's total homeless population of 80,000 — in the action plan The Journey Home.

We’re announcing a plan to END long-term street homelessness in our city. Join us at @Judsonchurchnyc. https://t.co/MLsxyJuHfh
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) December 17, 2019

The Wall Street Journal reports that under the new directive, the City also plans to "generate 1,000 additional 'Safe Haven' shelter beds, which are targeted specifically to the street homeless, in addition to expanding outreach to homeless people both aboveground and in the subways."

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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio pledges to end 'street homelessness as we know it' within five years