Although the city has opened 31 new homeless shelters since 2014, largely «without controversy, in some cases... communities have demonstrated significant opposition to shelter openings,» the plan said. (politico.com)
New York City wants elected and community officials to speak up about potential locations for new homeless shelters in their neighborhoods as it enters the second year of its effort to build 90 citywide. (nystateofpolitics.com)
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's new homeless shelter plan, which includes no total price tag for the shelters and no details about where they will be located, could mark a near - impossible task as the mayor faces re-election on an issue that has sparked massive opposition in parts of the city and is widely acknowledged as one of the mayor's most intractable problems. (nystateofpolitics.com)