"We have already witnessed the harm that 30-day limits have inflicted on adult migrants without children," reads a letter signed by nearly 50 elected officials.
City Limits recently spoke with several families about what it was like to live at the Floyd Bennett Field shelter. All complained about the cold inside the tents, the remoteness, and inaccessibility.
Now, with additional city agencies providing more emergency lodging than ever before in a system that officials say is at a breaking point, monitoring the total number of people in shelter has only become more important and more complicated.
Landing a secure shelter placement is far more complicated than simply walking through the doors of an intake center, particularly for families, according to a new review by Comptroller Brad Lander.