Manhattan · 120 spots
120
chronic spots the city keeps closing in this area · every one still active today
Around Columbus Circle, Manhattan.
Across these 120 spots, NYC 311 was told 12,354 times and the city closed the cases 9,423 times, including 5,972 that claimed nothing was there. Every one is still active today. The oldest has been on the record since May 15, 2021 — 5 years. Knowing is not fixing.
Homeless Person Assistance · 76 spotsEncampment · 35 spotsPanhandling · 9 spots
The record across this area
12,354
times reported to 311
5,972
"nothing found" closures
6,871
came back after closing
Every spot in this area
Who is accountable
Built from New York City's own 311 open data (dataset erm2-nwe9), 120 nearby spots from May 15, 2021 to today. This page documents a government's response to public-safety obstructions. It is not about, and does not identify, any individual experiencing homelessness. They are failed by this inaction, not the cause of it.