Over the past year, homelessness in New York City has been in the news more than at any time in recent history. This increased attention is long overdue, as the numbers of homeless New Yorkers rose at an astonishing rate from 2011 through 2014, cresting at a record 60,939 men, women and children bedding down each evening in our municipal shelters. This unprecedented rise was a direct result of previous City policies that eliminated all housing resources for homeless families and single adults. Today the shelter census remains at near record levels, with 60,400 individuals in shelter each night, including nearly 24,000 children. The state of homelessness today in New York City is decidedly mixed: While a series of new rental assistance and eviction prevention subsidies have shown promise in leveling the catastrophic increases in homelessness among families with vulnerable children, the de Blasio administration’s efforts to address the growing crisis for single adults and those living on the streets have, to date, been less successful.