Homelessness and Panhandling Complaints Up 78 Percent in Neighborhood: Data

Calls about the presence of homeless people, homeless encampments and panhandling have spiked in the past year, continuing an upward trend of increasing 311 complaints over the past few years, data shows. More than 300 complaints relating to homeless people were recorded this year through October in the 10009 and 10002 zip codes - which covers the bulk of the East Village and Lower East Side - a jump from the 171 calls recorded last year overall, according to public records.
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