Sentences with phrase «increasing numbers of homeless people»

A decline in the City's quality of life is her overarching theme, with subway delays, public urination, crippling traffic and increasing numbers of homeless people on the street prime examples she offers of problems caused, or at least not adequately addressed, by Mayor de Blasio.

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A priest has called for a homeless shelter to reopen following an increase in the number of homeless people sleeping in his churchyard during the summer.

Real estate values gyrate, making millions for a select few, while homeless people, now including increased numbers of women with children, crowd into church basements and temporary shelters.

The actual number of homeless people being placed in hotels during that time period increased by roughly the same amount, 33 percent, to 7,790 from 5,881.

In one of the richest counties in NY, the number of homeless people, individuals receiving food stamps, children on free or reduced lunch has increased.

De Blasio also said his administration's efforts to curb homelessness are working, despite increasing estimates of the number of homeless people on city streets, and expressed frustration that New Yorkers often confuse panhandlers «who are not particularly in need» for homeless persons.

The protest, which at times grew tense and disorganized with residents shouting over elected officials, comes on the same week the city announced the number of homeless people has grown to 60,000 people, an increase of nearly 10,000 since de Blasio took office and the highest it has been since the city began keeping count.

They did say in the notes that successful promotion of homeless pets has increased adoptions, and that encouraging people to not buy from pet stores has caused that to go down too — but it has no numbers to compare.