Allowing the homeless to languish on the streets is bad policy. Allowing the homeless to languish on the streets in severe winter weather can be a deadly policy.
It took a tragic loss of life among New York City’s homeless during weeks of brutal cold for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to figure that out. But finally, the mayor has said he will reinstate homeless encampment sweeps.
During the recent spate of arctic temperatures, 18 people died on New York City streets. By the beginning of February, New York City’s death toll from cold exposure had already outpaced previous totals for nearly every year between 2010 and 2019.
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