The advocates call the numbers “astronomical.” They say for the first time the number of single adults sleeping in city Department of Homeless Services shelters reached more than 20,000. That includes an all-time record of 15,369 single men — and a near record of 4,841 single women — in October, the latest statistics available.
All of this is according to the campaign 4 NY/NY Housing — a coalition of advocacy groups.
“This dire homelessness crisis among single adults has been exacerbated by COVID-19, which has already forced more individuals into homelessness and will likely worsen in the coming months,” said Giselle Routhier, policy director for the Coalition for the Homeless.