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Land of the freeloader: Number of NYC homeless shelters surged by 50% in four years

By Big New York · 09/05/2026 · Updated 09/05/2026

The number of homeless shelters across NYC have exploded nearly 50% over the past four years from 333 to 499 – as Gotham’s vagrant population is double what it was. The number of homeless shelters across NYC exploded nearly 50% in the last four years from 333 to 499, as Gotham’s vagrant population doubled and.

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The number of homeless shelters across NYC have exploded nearly 50% over the past four years from 333 to 499 – as Gotham’s vagrant population is double what it was. The number of homeless shelters across NYC exploded nearly 50% in the last four years from 333 to 499, as Gotham’s vagrant population doubled and.

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