Stephen Eide
The Archive
New data prove it: 'Supportive housing' is no cure-all for mentally ill homeless
Politico reported, the city’s main supportive-housing program, NYC 15/15, is falling far short of its production targets.
The Supreme Court could soon outlaw homeless camps
The Supreme Court is set to take up a case that could outlaw homeless encampments.
Grand Central tourist stabbing shows urgent need for mental-health action
About two weeks prior, the man accused of the stabbing, Steven Hutcherson, was released at a court hearing for a previous charge.
Can’t ‘defund’ our way out of homeless crisis
A balanced approach to homelessness involves long-term, intermediate-term and short-term remedies. It will involve permanent housing and temporary shelter. It will also involve law enforcement.
Jordan Neely tragedy shows the vital need for involuntary commitment
Jordan Neely died in a subway car following a struggle with other passengers.
How NYC's migrant crisis stymies homeless-shelter reform
Strange to say, homelessness declined in the year before Mayor Eric Adams was sworn into office Jan. 1, 2022.
Hochul's mental-illness plan, though not gutsy, marks real progress
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a $1 billion “Comprehensive Plan to Fix New York State's Continuum of Mental Health Care” in her State of the State address Tuesday. She pitched this initiative as...
NYC can be a pioneer in the treatment of the seriously mentally ill
Mayor Eric Adams aims to make New York’s mental health system more proactive in its dealings with psychotic individuals.
Restore hospital wards to help NYC's deranged: Cuomo’s sick call cut psych beds
Statewide, there were about 10,200 beds in 2014; now there are about 9,100.
Kendra's Law must be expanded to tackle the mental health crisis in NYC
In trying to make sense of the mental health crisis in New York, the standard question to ask is: What’s this city’s excuse?
How to fix NYC's broken mental health system
Little progress is made for the people who need our help the most: The mentally ill living on our streets.
We must make NYC more accountable on the homeless and mentally ill
The Big Apple's comeback from COVID-19 remains hampered by a homelessness crisis. Resurrecting a CompStat approach could change that.
Police are still the most qualified first responders for mental illness
After 30 years of experience with enhanced police training in techniques such as de-escalation, cities remain uncertain about what works, and to what degree. We should not expect social-services providers,...
NYC’s street homeless need straight, tough love — not virtue signaling
Homeless advocates hold fast to the belief that government fails because it doesn’t listen enough to what the homeless themselves say they need. Yet a new report by the Coalition for the...
What Joe Biden could do to truly make a difference on homelessness
President Trump’s approach to homelessness was mostly unsuccessful. He had decent instincts but no clear vision, and anyway, most of the crucial policy levers on homelessness are state and local....
NYC needs to make mentally ill street menaces a top priority
One year ago, the “Chinatown murders” led coverage in New York newspapers. Four homeless men were beaten to death one night in early October 2019, allegedly by a man with...
Why New York's new 'anti-Karen' law will backfire
The push to reform policing is moving on multiple fronts. Not only are governments across America targeting law-enforcement agencies; they’re also imposing new regulations on society. In mid-June, Gov. Cuomo...
Can't replace policing with social services that don't do what they're supposed to
Black Lives Matter and other activists are calling on cities across the nation to #DefundthePolice. So what would they have us replace law enforcement with? Many are calling for diverting...
Camden, NJ, did police reform right — not that radicals will pay attention
The recent unrest over the death of George Floyd is turning into a debate over how to change policing in America. The radical hotheads are more interested in blowing up...
Letting mentally ill homeless live on the streets is a false kindness
The murder of four homeless men in Chinatown over the weekend is a grim reminder of the link between untreated serious mental illness and violence. People with mild anxiety disorders...