Homelessness in New York City: Policymaking from Koch to de Blasio

Can American Cities Respond Effectively To Pressing Social Problems? Or, As Many Scholars Have Claimed, Are Urban Politics So Mired In Stasis, Gridlock And Bureaucratic Paralysis That Dramatic Policy Change Is Impossible? Homelessness In New York City Tells The Remarkable Story Of How America’s Largest City Has Struggled For More Than Thirty Years To Meet The Crisis Of Modern Homelessness Through The Landmark Development, Since The Initiation Of The Callahan V Carey Litigation In 1979, Of A Municipal Shelter System Based On A Court-enforced Right To Shelter.new York City Now Shelters More Than 50,000 Otherwise Homeless People At An Annual Cost Of More Than Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Beginnings Of Homelessness Policy Under Koch -- 2. The Development Of Homelessness Policy Under Koch -- 3. Homelessness Policy Under Dinkins -- 4. Homelessness Policy Under Giuliani -- 5. Homelessness Policy Under Bloomberg -- 6. Homelessness Policy Under De Blasio -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index -- About The Author Thomas J. Main. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English