Seven arrested in Mayor Adams’ latest NYC homeless encampment sweep

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Police officers speak to Johnny Grima, 37, a homeless man living in a tent as Mayor Eric Adams orders homeless camps removed in the East Village on April 6, 2022 in New York.

Seven folks had been arrested as metropolis sanitation staff swept by a homeless encampment within the East Village on April 6, 2022.
Picture by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP by way of Getty Pictures

Seven folks had been taken away in cuffs as metropolis sanitation staff broke up a homeless encampment within the East Village on Wednesday, officers confirmed.

The encampment sweep at Avenue D and ninth Avenue round 4 p.m. is the most recent in Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to clear the makeshift housing from Huge Apple streets as homeless advocates have decried Metropolis Corridor’s coverage.

4 folks had been residing on the web site, sources stated, and one among them was among the many seven arrested.

It was unclear what prices the seven had been going through.

The three different folks residing on the encampment refused presents to maneuver into metropolis shelters, which have been tormented by years of dangerousness complaints.

A woman who was supporting homeless people at a small homeless encampment is arrested in New York, Wednesday, April 6.
A lady who was supporting homeless folks at a small homeless encampment was arrested within the sweep.
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Department of sanitation workers remove tents from an encampment of homeless people on East 9th Street in Manhattan.
The encampment was at Avenue D and ninth Avenue within the East Village.
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Homeless people and their supporters are arrested as Mayor Eric Adams orders homeless camps removed in the East Village on April 6.
The seven folks arrested within the East Village had been homeless or supported the homeless.
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Police officers prepare to clear tents as Mayor Eric Adams orders homeless camps removed in the East Village.
The sweep was newest in Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to clear the makeshift housing.
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New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers detain a resident of an encampment of homeless people.
It was unclear what prices the seven had been going through or how most of the homeless accepted to be moved into metropolis shelters.
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Sitting next to supporters, Johnny Grimma, left, who is homeless and lives in a tent, looks around at the police activity at a small homeless encampment.
Sitting subsequent to supporters, Johnny Grimma, left, who's homeless and lives in a tent, appears round on the police exercise at a small homeless encampment.
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Sanitation workers sweep after removing some items from a small homeless encampment in New York.
Sanitation staff sweep after eradicating some gadgets from the encampment.
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Photographs from the scene present sanitation staff dismantling tents as a rubbish truck is parked on the street.

Metropolis staff had “engaged” for weeks with these residing on the East Village encampment earlier than Wednesday’s sweep, in keeping with a spokesperson for the mayor’s workplace.

“Our groups then and right now had been respectful and made repeated presents of shelter and wraparound providers to supply these people with clear, protected locations to sleep tonight,” the spokesperson stated.

“We is not going to be dissuaded from providing these on the streets the help they deserve, whereas guaranteeing that our public areas stay clear for all New Yorkers.”

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