Homeless service advocates say the joint public safety plan for subways announced Friday by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams holds promise, but they stressed it must do more than target mentally ill and homeless individuals and put them under professional care.
“They’re on the mark that something needs to be done, but it needs to be a more balanced solution,” said Michael Clarke, senior vice president for programs at Housing Works, a homeless services agency. “Sweeping people upstairs and off the streets and into shelters doesn’t solve the problems.”
The six nonfatal stabbings that occurred in the subway system over the weekend have hastened the desire
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