And one of the major things we found is that the prior administration had made the NYPD primarily responsible for the initiation of outreach and the relationship with homeless New Yorkers who were living in encampments. We made the decision to have the Department of Homeless Services be responsible for the primary relationship with those homeless New Yorkers. and every single day of those seven days to reach out to those homeless New Yorkers with a provision of service. But did you not see intense outreach during the storm? (03:27–03:41)
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