NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams on Friday vowed to take down every single homeless encampment in New York City’s subway system, arguing they’re not only dangerous to the people living there, but also for the city as a whole.
His words came a day after Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials revealed that transit crews and homeless outreach workers found 29 homeless encampments in subway tunnels and another 89 in stations earlier this month. The encampments, officials said, collectively housed more than 350 people.
“We’re dismantling and will be dismantling every encampment in our system. Not acceptable,” Adams said during an appearance on PIX 11. “Previous administrations may have looked at this and walked past them. We’re not doing that. I am sending the right message that our subway system must be safe and reliable for our riders.”
