Homelessness Crisis Gets Real

“More than 57,000 adults and children slept in city shelters Thursday night, according to the most recent figures from the city’s Department of Homeless Services. Thousands more slept on the streets, in the subway system and in other public spaces. With an affordable housing crisis, the city’s shelter population is at the highest levels since the Great Depression, according to the Coalition for the Homeless advocacy group…. Brokers have noticed that many of their clients are increasingly reluctant to rent or buy an apartment when they spot a homeless person nearby.”