Posted on September 30, 2016 by Eleanor Goldberg in The Huffington Post The Huffington Post, By Eleanor Goldberg Homelessness in New York City has hit a record high, but government officials say those figures could have been much worse. The number of people living in homeless shelters operated by the Department of Homeless Services is about to surpass 60,000 people for the first time, The New York Daily News reported Friday. But officials say that figure would have reached 67,000 people this year if not for the government’s recent programs, according to a DHS press release. “Our current programs have substantially slowed the rate of growth in homelessness,” Steven Banks, commissioner of the Department of Social Services, said in a statement.
