Street homelessness in NYC jumps 17% despite Mayor Eric Adams’ efforts to get people off the streets

NEW YORK — Despite Mayor Eric Adams’ high-profile efforts to reduce the number of New Yorkers living on the streets, the city is seeing a rise in street homelessness.

The number of people sleeping on the street is up in 2023, according to an annual one-night survey released at the start of the Fourth of July weekend.

The annual Homeless Outreach Population Estimate, or HOPE survey, is conducted by the Social Services Department every year in January. This year, the survey counted 4,042 people sleeping on the city’s streets, in parks, on the subways, on benches and under highway overpasses — about a 17% increase over 2022.