![]() ![]() The arrival of more migrants in the city is one factor, Kliff says, but far from the only one.Įvictions, which have been on the rise since a pandemic moratorium ended earlier this year, are forcing many people to seek shelter, Kliff says. The shelter population had dipped during the pandemic, but it’s been growing steadily since April, according to city data. “We were concerned about capacity even before there was any discussion about an influx of recent migrants,” says Kathryn Kliff, a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society’s Homeless Rights Project. That’s far more than the system was ever designed to handle.”Īdvocates point out that problems with the city’s shelter system have persisted for years. And if these trends continue, we’ll be over 100,000 in the year to come. “Our shelter system is now operating near 100% capacity. ![]() “Though our compassion is limitless, our resources are not,” Adams said as he declared the situation an emergency last week. Adams says about one in five people in the city’s shelters are asylum seekers - and that the shelter population could continue to increase dramatically if migrants continue to arrive at the same rate.
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