Mamdani reboots homeless encampment sweeps in New York City | National News

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the city will resume clearing makeshift homeless encampments, promising to take a more humane approach to a practice he previously criticized.

Mamdani paused the previous mayor’s policy for clearing encampments days after he took office in January, arguing that it did not do enough to get people into housing.

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