copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.” (Michael Bloomberg, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2019-01-23): One study found that 28 percent of homeless people with previous psychiatric hospitalizations obtained some food from garbage cans and 8 percent used garbage cans as a primary food source. [...] In many cities such as New York, homeless people with severe mental illnesses are now an accepted part of the urban landscape and make up a significant percentage of the homeless who ride subways all night, sleep on sidewalks, or hang out in the parks. These ill individuals drift into the train and bus stations, and even the airports. Many other homeless people hide from the eyes of most citizens. They shuffle quietly through the streets by day, talking to their voices only when they think nobody is looking, and they live in shelters or abandoned buildings at night. Some shelters become known as havens for these ill wanderers and take on the appearance of a hospital psychiatric ward. Others who are psychiatrically ill live in the woods on the outskirts of cities, under bridges, and even in the tunnels that carry subway trains beneath cities.
Claim: During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.” (Michael Bloomberg, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2018-09-26): The Bergen Street shelter was one of the first announced under "Turning the Tide on Homelessness," Mayor Bill de Blasio’s ambitious, five-year plan to revamp the way New York’s shelter system operates. With a long-term goal of reducing the homeless population by 2,500 people (or about four percent of the then-total of 60,000), the plan also aims to end the use of commercial hotels for shelter; shutter all of the city’s shelter units in privately-owned, often far-flung apartments called cluster sites; and replace them with 90 new, purpose-built shelters with on-site supportive services. The idea, the mayor argued, was only fair; get rid of an ad-hoc network of shelter units in favor of high-quality facilities distributed more equitably throughout the boroughs. [...] Banks acknowledges the "problem of affordability" is the backdrop for homelessness in New York, and many other large cities. But he contends homeless prevention efforts, addressing street homelessness, and rehousing with rental assistance and social service programs "are all transforming the system" in the city. During the de Blasio administration, evictions are down 27 percent, which he attributes to a boost in funding for legal help for tenants, and the city says it has helped 95,000 people stay in their homes through new rental assistance programs.
Claim: During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.” (Michael Bloomberg, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2019-10-07): To reduce the unsheltered homeless population, more shelter capacity and increased investment in cost-effective housing are needed.
Claim: During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.” (Michael Bloomberg, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2009-09-01): Homelessness represents deprivations from basic human needs. However, while other types of deprivations, such as hunger, mainly occur as a result of poverty and economic insecurity, factors that contribute to homelessness are multi-faceted; the factors also vary by the type of homelessness experienced by children and youth. These factors include lack of affordable housing, economic insecurity, violence at home, behavioral health, lack of social support, and involvement in the child welfare system. [...] 84. Shinn, M.; Weitzman, B. C.; Stojanovic, D.; Knickman, J. R.; Jimenez, L.; Duchon, L.; James, S.; Krantz, D. H. 1998. Predictors of Homelessness among Families in New York City: From Shelter Request to Housing Stability. American Journal of Public Health 88(11): 1651-1657.
Claim: During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.” (Michael Bloomberg, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2023-12-17): New Hampshire, New Mexico and Colorado along with New York saw the largest percentage increases in homelessness. In all, the number of people experiencing homelessness increased in 41 states and the District of Columbia, and decreased in just nine states. [...] New York City Mayor Eric Adams has pleaded with the federal government for aid to help defray the cost of housing migrants, which he says will run into the billions of dollars over the next few years. He has chastised the governor of Texas, for arranging to bus migrants out of that state to New York. Adams, a Democrat, has also asked for legal and bureaucratic changes that would allow migrants to get work permits more easily. [...] Other communities highlighted for a drop were Dallas, which experienced a 3.8% decrease, and Newark and Essex County, New Jersey, which saw a 16.7% drop. Houston has closed numerous homeless encampments across the city and saw a 17% reduction in unsheltered homelessness. San Jose and Tucson, Arizona, were also cited for improvements.
Claim: During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.” (Michael Bloomberg, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2019-08-02): During his first year in office, Mayor Art Agnos, a social worker, unveiled his "beyond shelter" strategy, a sweeping initiative to provide services to the city's homeless that he claimed would be a model for the nation. The plan called for building two centers — the first city-owned shelters — where homeless clients could be assessed and receive health and counseling services. [...] After the program’s first year, homelessness in the city dropped by nearly 30% from its 2002 high. But then the numbers froze — at over 6,000 people — through the remainder of his tenure. As mayor, Newsom also sponsored a measure approved by voters in 2010 that restricted sitting or lying on sidewalks. Homelessness, he later claimed, is the "manifestation of complete, abject failure as a society. We'll never solve this at City Hall." [...] A month into his second full term, Lee announced a new citywide homeless department, an effort to group all services under one roof and spend at least $1 billion over the following four years to help thousands of people find supportive housing. The department launched in July 2016. A year later, it reported a double-digit decrease in family and youth homelessness, but a slight rise in the number of single homeless adults.
Claim: During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.” (Michael Bloomberg, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2023-01-27): Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams today announced new data that shows significant progress on subway and transit public safety initiatives introduced last year. Last October, the Governor and Mayor announced that the NYPD and the MTAPD would surge officer presence on platforms while expanding capacity at the New York State Office of Mental Health to support unhoused individuals who are sheltering in the subway system and those who are suffering from severe mental illness. Additionally, Governor Hochul announced that teams deployed after April 2022 have helped more than 650 unhoused high-needs New Yorkers connect with critical intervention services. [...] MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said, "Ridership this month is up 35 percent over last year, while crime is down 28 percent. Those are real positive metrics, but we're not taking our foot off the gas anytime soon. I know Governor Hochuland Mayor Adams are in it for the long haul for the good of riders and all New Yorkers." [...] Unhoused Individuals Connected with Critical Intervention and Mental Health Resources Governor Hochul is embracing a multifaceted approach to addressing the mental health crisis and its impact on public safety on New York City. This includes efforts to greatly expand the continuum of care, offer incentives to bolster the mental health care workforce, and to coax healthcare facilities into bringing back in-patient psychiatric beds that were taken offline during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Claim: During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.” (Michael Bloomberg, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2023-08-11): Indeed, there is already evidence of the positive impact of the Mayor’s plan. Preliminary data show that the number of homeless families with children declined by nearly 300 families per night (around 900 adults and children) between December 2014 and February 2015. And comprehensive shelter census data used in this report show that the total homeless shelter census decreased slightly (by 269 people) from December 2014 to January 2015, the largest month-to-month reduction in nearly four years. [...] However, if Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio take the bold steps outlined here – re-locating 7,500 families form shelter to permanent housing annually plus enhanced rental assistance to prevent homelessness – New York City will instead see unprecedented reductions in homelessness. Indeed, according to the Coalition’s projection, within five years (by the end of FY 2019) the number of homeless families and children would drop by 85 percent to an estimated 2,100 families – a level of family homelessness not seen since the early 1980s, when modern homelessness first emerged in New York City. [...] As noted above, if Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio take the actions described here, New York City will see unprecedented reductions in homelessness. According to the Coalition’s projection, within five years (by the end of FY 2019) the number of homeless families and children would drop by 85 percent to an estimated 2,100 families – a level of family homelessness not seen since the early 1980s, when modern homelessness first emerged in New York City.
Claim: During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.” (Michael Bloomberg, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2003-01-01): During the 1990s, crime rates in New York City dropped dramatically, even more than in the United States as a whole. Violent crime declined by more than 56 percent in the City, compared to about 28 percent in the nation as whole. Property crimes tumbled by about 65 percent, but fell only 26 percent nationally. Many attribute New York's crime reduction to specific "get-tough" policies carried out by former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's administration. The most prominent of his policy changes was the aggressive policing of lower-level crimes, a policy which has been dubbed the "broken windows" approach to law enforcement. In this view, small disorders lead to larger ones and perhaps even to crime. As Mr. Guiliani told the press in 1998, "Obviously murder and graffiti are two vastly different crimes. But they are part of the same continuum, and a climate that tolerates one is more likely to tolerate the other."
Claim: During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.” (Michael Bloomberg, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2004-12-01): The substantial increase in the number of families in the city’s homeless shelters during the tenure of the Bloomberg Administration has been well documented. Far less is generally known about the living situations of those families just before entering the shelter system: Why were families granted eligibility for shelter and have the reasons changed over time? What type of housing did they live in and were families in overcrowded apartments? Which neighborhoods did they come from? [...] When Mayor Bill de Blasio took the oath of office on New Year’s Day he assumed control of a homeless shelter system with a record high population; that month an average of 10,611 families with children slept in the city’s shelter system each night. When Mayor Michael Bloomberg began his first term 12 years earlier (January 2002), an average of about 6,500 families with children slept in shelters each night. Despite launching an ambitious plan in 2004 to reform the city’s approach to homeless services and end chronic homelessness in 10 years, the number of families with children living in the city’s homeless shelter system increased dramatically during the Bloomberg Administration. [...] Two policy decisions by the Bloomberg Administration made finding permanent housing more difficult. First, the city switched from a policy of prioritizing homeless families for federal housing subsidies to providing a rental subsidy for some families leaving shelter, only to end the rental subsidy program a few years later.
Claim: During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.” (Michael Bloomberg, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2024-06-28): Latinos made up the largest percentage of homeless individuals (43%), followed by Black people (31%) and whites (29%).
Claim: During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.” (Michael Bloomberg, 2020-01-30)
Evidence (2013-10-28): Most New Yorkers I talk to do not know this. They say they thought there were fewer homeless people than before, because they see fewer of them. In fact, during the twelve years of the Bloomberg administration, the number of homeless people has gone through the roof they do not have. There are now two hundred and thirty-six homeless shelters in the city. Imagine Yankee Stadium almost four-fifths full of homeless families; about eighteen thousand adults in families in New York City were homeless as of January, 2013, and more than twenty-one thousand children. The C.F.H. says that during Bloomberg’s twelve years the number of homeless families went up by seventy-three per cent. One child out of every hundred children in the city is homeless.
Claim: The GOP-controlled Legislature has "refused to act on at least 150" appointees of Gov. Tony Evers. (Chris Larson, 2021-09-10)
Evidence (2021-09-10): Since Evers took office in January 2019, he has been stymied by the GOP-controlled Legislature on many fronts. The Legislature has delayed action on a large range or appointees. These include the Department of Transportation and Department of Workforce Development. The non-partisan Legislative Reference Bureau puts the number awaiting action as of Sept. 10, 2021 at 163.
Claim: The GOP-controlled Legislature has "refused to act on at least 150" appointees of Gov. Tony Evers. (Chris Larson, 2021-09-10)
Evidence (2021-09-10): It is against this backdrop that Democratic lawmakers have railed against GOP inaction on Evers’ appointees. "We have a GOP-controlled legislature that is so power-hungry they are allowing the head of the Natural Resources Board to serve months after his term expired, and are refusing to vote on seating his replacement," state Sen. Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee, tweeted on Sept. 10, 2021. "In fact, they've refused to act on at least 150 Evers appointees." [...] And Republicans have acted on many Evers 2021 appointments. The list of Evers’ 2021 appointees contains about 250 names.
Claim: The GOP-controlled Legislature has "refused to act on at least 150" appointees of Gov. Tony Evers. (Chris Larson, 2021-09-10)
Evidence (2024-02-20): Wisconsin Republican-controlled Senate votes to reject Evers appointees MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Tuesday to reject four of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees, including a member of the state’s natural resources policy board and a former lieutenant governor who was to serve on a hospital governing board. [...] The Senate had previously rejected nine of Evers’ appointees since he took office in 2019. More than 180 of Evers’ appointees to lead state agencies and serve on a variety of boards and commissions have yet to be confirmed.
Claim: The GOP-controlled Legislature has "refused to act on at least 150" appointees of Gov. Tony Evers. (Chris Larson, 2021-09-10)
Evidence (2024-07-28): Democratic Gov. Tony Evers was free to spend most of that money as he pleased, directing most of it toward small businesses and economic development, angering Republicans who argued the Legislature should have oversight. [...] Wisconsin Republicans have increasingly turned to voters to approve constitutional amendments as a way to get around Evers’ vetoes. Midway through his second term, Evers has vetoed more bills than any governor in Wisconsin history. [...] The effort to curb the governor’s spending power also comes amid ongoing fights between Republicans and Evers over the extent of legislative authority. Evers in July won a case in the Wisconsin Supreme Court that challenged the power the GOP-controlled Legislature’s budget committee had over conservation program spending.
Claim: The GOP-controlled Legislature has "refused to act on at least 150" appointees of Gov. Tony Evers. (Chris Larson, 2021-09-10)
Evidence (2024-01-10): Evers and Republicans were worlds apart on around 20 education bills, some of which would make dramatic changes to the way kids are taught in Wisconsin. They would have: [...] On bill after bill throughout the legislative session, Evers and GOP lawmakers sparred over how to spend billions of dollars of federal COVID-19 funding made available through the American Rescue Plan Act, known as ARPA. Republicans argued the Legislature should have a say in how to spend the funds, but ARPA gave that exclusive authority to the governor. [...] Evers and the Legislature have been miles apart when it comes to gun policy since he took office. When Evers called a special session to tighten gun laws in 2019, Republicans adjourned it without taking any votes. When Republicans sent bills to Evers’ desk to expand gun rights, the governor vetoed them. They would have:
Claim: The GOP-controlled Legislature has "refused to act on at least 150" appointees of Gov. Tony Evers. (Chris Larson, 2021-09-10)
Evidence (2023-09-15): MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to override three of Gov. Tony Evers’ vetoes, including one that attempted to enshrine school funding increases for 400 years. [...] Two of the votes Thursday attempted to undo partial vetoes Evers made in July to the state budget passed by the GOP-controlled Legislature. One Evers veto undid nearly all of a $3.5 billion income tax cut. Another attempted to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years.
Claim: The GOP-controlled Legislature has "refused to act on at least 150" appointees of Gov. Tony Evers. (Chris Larson, 2021-09-10)
Evidence (2024-02-02): MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ lawsuit against the Republican-controlled Legislature arguing that it is obstructing basic government functions. [...] Evers and the GOP-controlled Legislature have been at odds from the moment Evers was elected in November 2018. He has issued more vetoes than any other Wisconsin governor, including blocking numerous bills changing how elections would be run in the key presidential battleground state. The Legislature convened a lame duck session just weeks before Evers took office to weaken the incoming governor’s powers. They have repeatedly rejected appointees Evers has made to boards and commissions, including firing a majority of the Natural Resources Board in October.
Claim: The GOP-controlled Legislature has "refused to act on at least 150" appointees of Gov. Tony Evers. (Chris Larson, 2021-09-10)
Evidence (2023-10-17): Wisconsin Republicans reject eight Evers appointees, including majority of environmental board MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate voted Tuesday to fire eight state board appointees from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ administration, including a majority of the panel that sets the state’s environmental and wildlife policies. [...] For years, Evers and Senate Republicans have clashed over gubernatorial appointments. GOP lawmakers refused to act on many of the governor’s nominations during his first term, and policy board members appointed by former Republican Gov. Scott Walker have blocked Evers’ picks by refusing to step down when their terms expired.
Claim: The GOP-controlled Legislature has "refused to act on at least 150" appointees of Gov. Tony Evers. (Chris Larson, 2021-09-10)
Evidence (2024-01-10): Nearly 180 people appointed by Evers to lead state agencies, boards and commissions had yet to be confirmed by the state Senate, according to lists provided in mid-December by the governor’s office and the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau. [...] Speaking to reporters after a luncheon on Nov. 22, LeMahieu didn’t name specific Evers appointees with whom he took issue. He indicated he’d at least be willing to refer more Evers appointments to committee hearings, which he said might or might not lead to a full vote before the Senate. [...] State Sen. Tim Carpenter, D-Milwaukee, said it’s past time for his Republican colleagues to act on gubernatorial appointments. Carpenter introduced a resolution in 2021 that would have set a 10-day deadline for nominees to be sent to committee followed by a 50-day deadline for the committee to make a recommendation. After that, the Senate would have 40 days to vote the nomination up or down.
Claim: The GOP-controlled Legislature has "refused to act on at least 150" appointees of Gov. Tony Evers. (Chris Larson, 2021-09-10)
Evidence (2024-02-20): Wisconsin Republican-controlled Senate votes to reject Evers appointees The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Tuesday to reject four of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' appointees, including a member of the state's natural resources policy board and a former lieutenant governor who was to serve on a hospital governing board. [...] The Senate had previously rejected nine of Evers' appointees since he took office in 2019. More than 180 of Evers' appointees to lead state agencies and serve on a variety of boards and commissions have yet to be confirmed.
Claim: The GOP-controlled Legislature has "refused to act on at least 150" appointees of Gov. Tony Evers. (Chris Larson, 2021-09-10)
Evidence (2023-10-31): Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday sued the Republican-controlled Legislature, arguing that it is obstructing basic government functions, including signing off on pay raises for university employees that were previously approved. [...] Evers and the GOP-controlled Legislature have been at odds from the moment Evers was elected in November 2018. He has issued more vetoes than any other Wisconsin governor, including blocking numerous bills changing how elections would be run in the key presidential battleground state. The Legislature convened a lame-duck session just weeks before Evers took office to weaken the incoming governor's powers. They have repeatedly rejected appointees Evers has made to boards and commissions, including firing a majority of the Natural Resources Board in October.
Claim: The GOP-controlled Legislature has "refused to act on at least 150" appointees of Gov. Tony Evers. (Chris Larson, 2021-09-10)
Evidence (2024-01-30): Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday vetoed a redistricting proposal that the Republican-controlled Legislature passed last week in a last-ditch effort to avert the drawing of legislative boundaries by the state Supreme Court. [...] Evers had promised to veto the GOP legislative district proposal, which largely mirrored maps he had proposed, but with changes that would reduce the number of GOP incumbents in the state Senate and Assembly who would have to face one another in November. [...] Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos accused Evers of trusting the Wisconsin Supreme Court "to give him even more partisan, gerrymandered maps for Democrats." And Republican Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said in a statement that Evers is confident the court "will trample the constitutional authority of the legislature."
Claim: The GOP-controlled Legislature has "refused to act on at least 150" appointees of Gov. Tony Evers. (Chris Larson, 2021-09-10)
Evidence (2020-05-07): But the fight is only getting started for the Republicans, who are cooking up two new attempts to strip power from Whitmer and give it to the Legislature. On Wednesday, Senate and House leadership unveiled a lawsuit that asks a judge to force her to seek approval from lawmakers in extending the emergency order.