The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) has the backing of organizations that preserve affordable housing, but has encountered criticism from the real estate industry and skepticism from city housing officials.
“Economically it is not feasible, and the practice flies in the face of the social justice that we value as Americans. Failure to implement a smart, strategic, well-informed, and well-constructed decarceration policy will result in repeating all of the mistakes and the outcomes of the deinstitutionalization of mental health institutions.”
El gobierno de Adams ha promocionado los Safe Havens (Refugios Seguros) como una alternativa para aquellos que prefieren dormir al aire libre que en un refugio tradicional para personas sin hogar. Pero hay muy pocas instalaciones para acoger a la mayoría de los neoyorquinos sin techo.