Posted on April 12, 2017 by Giselle Routhier in New York Daily News New York Daily News, By Giselle Routhier Locking the shelter door is no solution to the homeless crisis (“Shelter for the needy,” editorial, April 7). New restrictions for homeless families desperately seeking shelter are not merely weeding out the less needy, they are making the lives of homeless children and adults even more miserable precisely when they need the most help.