By signing an executive order, Mayor Eric Adams suspended portions of a landmark right-to-shelter law that has governed New York City’s approach to homelessness for more than three decades.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.The peeling back of New York City’s longstanding shelter laws happened with the stroke of a pen.on Wednesday, Mayor Eric Adams suspended portions of a landmark right-to-shelter law that has governed New York City’s unique approach to homelessness for more than three decades. At its core, the right to shelter requires the city to guarantee a bed to any person who requests one.
The mayor’s decision drew sharp criticism from many elected officials. Public Advocate Jumaane Williams called the right to shelter the city’s “legal and moral obligation.”Legal Aid is among those currently evaluating the legal standing of executive order. In a joint statement with the Coalition for the Homeless, the advocacy group said Adams “is heading down a dangerous road.”
“Somebody has to figure out whether the four corners of the mayor’s modification violate the four corners of the court orders,” he said. It was followed by other court orders — such as one that expanded the right to shelter for single women — and city and state legislation enshrining those rights as well as other practices.
Last July, the city broke the rule by allowing families to sleep in chairs at an intake center in the Bronx. “No one thought about a humanitarian crisis when they first took this court case of right-to-shelter,” Adams told reporters Thursday.
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