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The announcement of new beds in safe haven and stabilization shelters comes as the mayor ramps up controversial efforts to remove homeless encampments across the city.
"Sweeps and policing are not the answers to unsheltered homelessness," Jacquelyn Simone, policy director for the Coalition for the Homeless, said.
In the subways, nearly 80 people a week accepted shelter over a four-week period, Mayor Adams said. Officials have not yet said how many stayed off the street.
Advocates say that without safe and accessible housing options, Adams’s plan won’t reduce street homelessness.
Homeless advocacy group blasts Mayor Adams over planned shutdown of outdoor encampments.