NYPD homeless outreach helped 6,000 people sleeping in NYC subways in past year

NYPD homeless outreach helped 6,000 people sleeping in NYC subways in past year

More than 6,000 homeless people found sleeping on trains and platforms in the city’s subway system over the last year were helped by a special task force of NYPD cops, nurses and mental health professionals offering shelter and other services, Mayor Adams announced Friday. Through the one-year-old initiative, known as Partnership Assistance for Transit Homelessness, or PATH, cops and outreach workers have made more than 20,000 contacts with home…