Posted on May 23, 2016 by Mary Brosnahan and Joshua Goldfein in The New York Times The New York Times, By Mary Brosnahan and Joshua Goldfein While it is indeed deplorable that the Obama administration has proposed cuts to funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development for emergency shelter in New York City at a time of record need, there is no possibility that these cuts will cause needy people to “face eviction” from shelter. New York City has a right to shelter, established by litigation brought by the Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless. This law compels the city to provide shelter to New Yorkers who are homeless by “reason of physical, mental or social dysfunction.”
