Just weeks ago, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was against the sweeps. He says now, however, they'll be unlike how ...

The decision came as at least 19 people have died outside over several days of brutal cold in the city, prompting concerns about the city's response.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the city will resume clearing makeshift homeless encampments, promising to take a ...

Mamdani said his administration will handle "sweeps" of public homeless encampments differently from previous Mayor Eric Adams.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans this week to reinstate homeless encampment sweeps — reversing a promise he made on the campaign trail to end the practice. The about-face comes after Mamdani ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the city will resume clearing makeshift homeless encampments with a more humane approach led by outreach workers rather than police ...

"We will meet them looking to connect them with shelter, looking to them with services, looking to connect them with a city that wants them to be sheltered and indoors and warm and safe," New York Cit ...

The mayor previously pledged to end the practice of clearing unhoused encampments, calling prior mayor Adams’ strategy a failure.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mayor Zohran Mamdani must immediately reverse his policy of allowing homeless encampments to proliferate on the streets of NYC.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will place the Department of Homeless Services in charge of the sweeps, replacing the Police Department as leader of the interagency efforts.

Mamdani’s policy change, which was first reported by the New York Post, has received praise from business groups and some elected leaders. Some city councilmembers from Manhattan had voiced their ...