https://citylimits.org/2022/10/14/with-homeless-population-at-all-time-high-public-advocate-calls-for-citywide-shelter-plan/

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>[...]64,077 individuals stayed in a shelter administered by DHS on Oct. 10, data tracked daily by City Limits shows. That’s up from 46,591 on Jan. 2, before a growing number of recently arrived immigrants made their way to New York City from the southern border as statewide eviction protections ended and average rents continued to skyrocket.

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>“The increase in the shelter census is fueled by rising numbers of people entering the system, by bureaucratic bottlenecks precluding residents from transitioning into permanent and safe affordable housing quickly,” the two organizations said. ['Legal Aid Society' and 'Coalition for the Homeless']