City Postpones New "Prove You're Homeless" Policy Until Next Month

[The Straight Story]

City Postpones New "Prove You're Homeless" Policy Until Next Month

The Bloomberg administration has again delayed its new homeless policy require adults seeking shelter to prove they have no other options.

The city agreed during a court hearing Friday it will not implement the controversial plan until various legal challenges move forward. Both the City Council and Legal Aid have gone to court over the policy, which was originally set to go into effect on Nov. 14.

It was delayed the first time when NBC New York first reported the plan.

Critics say the policy is "cruel" and will only worsen street homelessness; one lawsuit argues the did not follow procedure set forth in the City Charter for making such a policy change.

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Prove-Homeless-Pol...

[gratuitous]

1. This isn't class warfare, so stop saying that

You wait and see: Mayor Bloomberg hisself is going to have to prove he has no other options before he can spend another night in his taxpayer-subsidized government-provided housing known as Gracie Mansion.

[angstlessk]

2. How do you prove you are homeless...I'm cluless n/t

[sarcasmo]

4. I thought the same thing.

[JDPriestly]

3. Bloomberg needs to be recalled (if you can do that in New York).

What a crazy idea.