Posted on April 29, 2020 by David Brand in Queens Daily Eagle Queens Daily Eagle, By David Brand A new city plan to move 1,000 homeless adults per week out of shelters and into hotel rooms still has some issues to address, say advocates who have monitored the first phase of the city’s gradual effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus inside its shelters. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the 1,000-moves-per-week effort Wednesday, after stating that the city had achieved its initial goal of shifting 6,000 homeless New Yorkers from densely packed shelters and into hotels. “We want to make sure people are safe,” de Blasio said.
