The Mamdani administration is seeking volunteers to help count how many New Yorkers are living on the street.
The federal government requires cities receiving federal funding to conduct an annual point-in-time tally of homeless people sleeping outdoors. The effort is meant to help the city steer resources and services toward homeless people who aren’t residing in shelters.
This year’s Homeless Outreach Population Estimate, or HOPE, count, comes as Mayor Zohran Mamdani takes the helm at City Hall and promises to bolster the city’s homeless outreach efforts…