{"id":244,"date":"2023-08-25T17:56:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T17:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/shahana-hanif\/?p=244"},"modified":"2023-09-25T17:57:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T17:57:57","slug":"op-ed-the-right-to-shelter-makes-new-york-stronger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/shahana-hanif\/2023\/08\/25\/op-ed-the-right-to-shelter-makes-new-york-stronger\/","title":{"rendered":"Op-Ed: The right to shelter makes New York stronger"},"content":{"rendered":"

City + State<\/a> – In 1979, the New York State Supreme Court ruled in Callahan v. Carey that New York City\u00a0had a legal mandate to provide shelter<\/a>\u00a0under Article XVII of the state\u2019s constitution. Brought as a class action lawsuit on behalf of thousands of unhoused individuals, this landmark ruling established that homeless New Yorkers have a fundamental right to a bed and basic standards within the shelter system.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While over 100,000 unhoused New Yorkers are living in our city today, New York City does not have anywhere near the same level of street homelessness as other American cities like Los Angeles or Portland. This is because our right-to-shelter mandate ensures beds are available and open to those who need them. This provides safe and clean conditions and creates more opportunities to connect people with critical services inside the shelter system. The right to shelter fulfills our city\u2019s moral responsibility to care for those in need and keeps New Yorkers off the streets, to all of our benefit. Despite the mandate’s success, Mayor Eric Adams is attempting to undo the right to shelter. [Read More<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

City + State<\/a> – In 1979, the New York State Supreme Court ruled in Callahan v. Carey that New York City\u00a0had a legal mandate to provide shelter<\/a>\u00a0under Article XVII of the state\u2019s constitution. Brought as a class action lawsuit on behalf of thousands of unhoused individuals, this landmark ruling established that homeless New Yorkers have a fundamental right to a bed and basic standards within the shelter system.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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