As the peak heat of summer 2019 hit New York City, so did rents across the city’s four boroughs, rising at their fastest rate since 2016, according to Street Easy market reports. And with the ever-higher rents came more and more homeless students living in the city’s shelter system while trying to finish school.
Despite the bleak outlook for many of New York’s working families living on the streets, the Department of Homeless Services took a moment over the summer to honor the more than 100 homeless students who had graduated high school in 2019.
