NYC Mayor Targets Unhoused Population In Sweeps To Remove Encampments

By Ashlee Banks ·Updated April 5, 2022

Mayor Eric Adams vowed to clear homeless encampments from New York City streets in a two-week span.

According to Business Insider, Adams said, “There’s nothing dignified about people living in the streets.”

The mayor ordered police officers to clear tents, boxes and other makeshift homes from the city in an attempt to relocate New York’s homeless population into shelters, Yahoo! News reported.

In an interview with The New York Times,

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