While city officials embark on a campaign to dismantle homeless encampments across town, the state government should provide millions in new funds to convert hotels into permanent residents for the unhoused, according to Shams DaBaron.
The advocate for the homeless, also known as Da Homeless Hero, penned a letter to Albany legislatives Tuesday in hopes that the lawmakers will consider the plight of the homeless when finalizing the state budget, due on April 1. Governor Kathy Hochul, Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie were among the list of elected officials DaBaron encouraged to include hotel conversions in the final budget plans.
