Why single domestic violence survivors can’t get shelter in NYC despite empty beds

May 15, 2026

Safe Horizon’s Senior Policy Director, Jimmy Meagher, is quoted in this Gothamist article discussing SAFE Shelter and why Governor Hochul needs to sign this legislation into law. 

“Shelters simply can’t afford to shelter every single adult survivor seeking shelter because the system wasn’t designed that way, even though we would like to”

Read the full article here