Today, there's 2,500 vacant units of supportive housing in New York City. There's, under Eric Adams policies, they're not eligible for because he uses these homeless sweeps. He wants people to go into shelter. We could offer those 2,000 people access to these 2,500 units we already have. Help them get off the streets and into stable housing with services. Why are they not being used? I don't understand. Right now you have to go to shelter. (22:17–22:25)
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