Posted on March 7, 2016 by Jennifer Fermino in New York Daily News New York Daily News, By Jennifer Fermino The number of families with children in city shelters has been rising for months, reversing a previous downward trend and bringing the current levels dangerously close to the all-time high, stats show. The already strained shelter system — which is so crowded that the city has resorted to using hotels to accommodate people — has also seen a spike in the number of single adults and adult families without kids.
