New City Rules Make It Harder to Access ‘Low-Barrier’ Homeless Shelters: Lawsuit
Homeless advocates are suing the city over new criteria around who qualifies for safe haven and stabilization shelters—facilities intended for street homeless people, which typically offer more flexible rules and greater privacy than traditional shelters.
The lawsuit, filed earlier this week by attorneys with the Urban Justice Center–Safety Net Project, says the new Department of Homeless Services (DHS) policy makes it harder for unsheltered New Yorkers to access those beds and discriminates against recently arrived immigrants.
