NEW YORK (PIX11) — With more NYPD officers heading into the subway system during the overnight hours, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he is also looking to get mentally ill homeless people off the trains with a new option.
Pointing to the repeated cycle of mentally ill people getting stabilized in hospitals but ending up right back on the street, Adams announced the creation of a 100-bed treatment facility for people with severe mental illness who were recently discharged.
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Adams is also looking to create 900 more “safe haven beds,” shelters with private and semi-private rooms that cater to the chronically homeless. The mayor’s team said the new facility and additional beds would be created as soon as possible but did not give a specific timeline.
“You know you see the same individuals over and over and over again,” Adams said. “Our goal is to give them the trust they need to come inside.”…