Over 3,500 homeless New Yorkers have been taken off Big Apple streets and subways and placed in permanent housing since the start of Mayor Eric Adams\u2019 term, Hizzoner announced on Monday \u2014 touting it as proof that his \u201cSubway Safety Plan\u201d is working.<\/p>\n
Over 1,000 of the housing placements came directly from the subway system since the plan launched in early 2022 as part of a broader effort to curb the ongoing homelessness crisis in transit stations, officials said.<\/p>\n
Over 3,500 homeless New Yorkers have been taken off Big Apple streets and subways and placed in permanent housing since Mayor Adams\u2019 \u201cSubway Safety Plan\u201d was launched in early 2022. Tomas E. Gaston<\/p>\n
The campaign will also focus on efforts made to \u201cchange the culture\u201d and laws around seeking mental health. Stephen Yang<\/p>\n
The recent milestone is the centerpiece of Adams\u2019 new \u201cEnd Anything Goes\u201d campaign \u2014 a push to show how his administration is cracking down on public disorder while expanding services for New Yorkers with mental illness and addiction, City Hall announced.<\/p>\n
The campaign will highlight the current efforts the administration has made to date to \u201cchange the culture\u201d and laws that have prevented mentally ill New Yorkers from seeking help \u2014 while also making investments to support outreach, harm reduction, and housing, Adams said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the beginning, we said we needed to build trust with the city\u2019s unsheltered population, whether outside, on our subways, or in our shelters,\u201d Adams said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis success would not be possible without our historic investments,\u201d the mayor said, crediting Safe Haven beds, outreach teams, and a \u201crecord-breaking creation of affordable housing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMore work remains, but it\u2019s clear that the years of walking by New Yorkers in need are over, and this milestone is further proof that we\u2019re continuing to make New York City a safer, more affordable city.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since launching the multi-agency Subway Safety Plan, the city has connected 8,600 people to types of shelter, with over 1,000 now in permanent homes. The effort focuses on outreach at stations to pull people with serious mental health issues out of the transit system.<\/p>\n
The milestone is the centerpiece of Adams\u2019 new \u201cEnd Anything Goes\u201d campaign \u2014 a public push to show how his administration is cracking down on public disorder while expanding services for New Yorkers with mental illness and addiction. Michael Nagle<\/p>\n