How Suspending 'Right to Shelter' Might Impact NYC's Homeless

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 25, 2023
The Adams administration is seeking to suspend New York City's "right to shelter" law as it struggles to meet the demands of the migrant crisis. Christine Quinn, president & CEO of Win, and Robert Hayes, president and CEO of Community Healthcare Network. He argued the case that established New York state’s”right to shelter, and went on to found the Coalition for the Homeless, discusses the latest news and how it might impact the city's homeless population.

 

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