Posted on October 22, 2014 by Editorial Board in Washington Square News Washington Square News, By Editorial Board Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced that child safety and domestic violence in homeless shelters will be reviewed in response to the death of 3-year-old Jeida Torres. The homeless rate in New York City has become an increasingly pressing issue. It has reached record levels due to the double blow of a lack of affordable housing and virtually no wage increases for the bottom 80 percent of workers.
