Zohran Mamdani to stop all homeless encampment
sweeps as NYC mayor, ending key Adams initiative
Posted By: Mercedes44, 12/5/2025 3:12:43 AM
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani vowed Thursday to stop clearing homeless encampments throughout the Big Apple — ending a signature initiative pushed by the Adams administration since taking office. The Democratic Socialist flatly told reporters at an unrelated press conference in Manhattan that he would stop all sweeps of makeshift settlements come the new year when he is sworn in as mayor. “If you are not connecting homeless New Yorkers to the housing that they so desperately need, then you cannot deem anything you’re doing to be a success,” Mamdani said of the Adams policy, which has faced criticism for not getting those homeless people into permanent homes after the sweeps.
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Zohran Mamdani to stop all homeless encampment
sweeps as NYC mayor, ending key Adams initiative 14 replies
sweeps as NYC mayor, ending key Adams initiative 14 replies
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