address-specific reports in the supported interval since August 13, 2026
The address-level record supports continuous occupation. Confidence: 23/100, based on observations, outreach, and reporting cadence.
#95 of 1404 active Encampment approximate blocks citywide by service-request volume
Dated neighbor observation: the campaign organizer reports seeing the current tent for at least 3 months as of July 13, 2026. This is a firsthand minimum, not a claim that it is the same object as earlier 311 records.
Address-specific record: 81 requests match the configured address near 246 East 20th Street across 41 reporting days from September 24, 2023 through August 13, 2026. The wider approximate-block cell contains 207 requests.
Occupation evidence
23/100continuity confidence
Agency observations, outreach contacts, and report frequency support continuous occupation from August 13, 2026 through the latest supporting city record on August 13, 2026.
1 support days1 positive observations0 outreach contacts30d continuity window
Possible interruption and return: supporting evidence stops after July 2, 2026 and resumes August 13, 2026, a 42-day gap. This supports a period of likely inactivity followed by renewed occupation, but does not document a cleanup.
This score is an evidence index, not a probability. It does not prove one unchanged tent or a documented cleanup.
Since September 2021, NYC 311 logged 207 service requests in this approximate-block record and the city closed 184, including 47 with a "nothing found" response. The reporting record remains active. Knowing is not fixing.
👁 The block says it is still here. 3 neighbors confirm.
"There’s always a tent here. I’ve reported it at like 10 times."
What repeated response has cost
~$845-$3.4k
Estimated response labor across 60 deduplicated response-days and response classes. The lower bound assumes one worker for 30 minutes; the planning estimate assumes two workers for one hour.
60 units × $28.16/hour × 0.5-2 worker-hours
Not an audited bill. This deliberately excludes 311 intake, vehicles, supervision, contractor overhead, cleanup, shelter, and medical care because the location record does not support assigning those costs. Wage reference: NYPD published starting salary.
3 schools within 500 feet
Nearby schools make clear pedestrian access and coordinated services important. Proximity does not establish current presence or harm; ask the responsible agencies to check the condition and document follow-up.
3K-12 schools within 500 ft
153 ftnearest recorded school
93report-volume percentile
These are literal straight-line distances from the approximate issue location, not a claim that any person caused harm. Counts come from the citywide NYC Planning Facilities Database and are computed the same way for every issue.
LEARNINGSPRING SCHOOL · 247 EAST 20 STREET · 153 ft
P.S. 040 AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS · 320 EAST 20 STREET · 484 ft
M.S. 255 SALK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE · 320 EAST 20 STREET · 484 ft
Also nearby: 2 childcare/pre-K facilities within 500 feet.
Clear the sidewalk obstruction. NYC Admin Code §16-122 and §19-136 give the city clear authority to act on persistent sidewalk obstructions.
Treat the school approach as urgent. The NYC Facilities Database places 3 K-12 schools within 500 feet, the nearest about 153 feet away. Please check pedestrian access on these school approaches, offer appropriate outreach, and document the result.
Connect these neighbors to services. File this location as an outreach request to DHS so the people here are offered shelter and help. Clearing without serving just moves the problem.
Require a durable, written response plan: named agency ownership, repeated outreach, a clear pedestrian route, and a dated follow-up inspection. Closing a ticket is not the same as fixing the problem.
Act now
Next action: Email the council member with the city's own record. A new reporting episode began after a quiet interval. Re-engage the official with the updated record.
Address-level evidence supports continuous occupation since August 13, 2026.
207
NYC 311 service requests
184
closed by the city
47
"nothing found" closures
96
new request after a closure
18.0d
avg. closure to next request
10
reporting episodes
Every red band is a reporting episode separated from the next by more than this location's adaptive quiet-window threshold. Bands do not identify a physical tent. 2021-09-10 to today.
Represents this block today. The record remains active on their watch and within their power to move DHS, Sanitation, and NYPD on it now.
What the record shows: the city closed 184 requests, including 47 with a "nothing found" response. The current reporting episode remains active under the published quiet-window rule. Responding agency on the requests: NYPD.
What the law says
NYC Admin. Code § 16-122
It is unlawful to erect a shed, structure, or other obstruction, or to leave movable property, upon any public street or sidewalk.
Penalty Fine of $50 to $250, up to 10 days imprisonment, or both, per offense.
Blocking the pedestrian right-of-way is separately prohibited under § 19-136. · read the statute →
How we define this spot
A report is one NYC 311 service-request record. For configured campaign addresses, positive agency observations and outreach contacts anchor occupation support. The continuity window is four times that address's median gap between all report days after support begins, bounded to 30-60 days; a longer gap between supporting observations creates an interruption candidate. A gap becomes a likely interruption only when it is at least twice the window, or at least 1.5 times the window and contains a negative-only inspection. Same-day positive and negative inspections remain visible as conflicts. The 0-100 confidence result weights report frequency, supported span, recency, and consistency. It is an evidence index, not a probability, proof of one unchanged object, or proof of cleanup. Other map locations still use the broader reporting-episode method.
Built from New York City's own 311 open data (dataset erm2-nwe9), current through 2026-09-01. This page documents a government's response to a public-safety obstruction. It is not about, and does not identify, any individual experiencing homelessness. They are failed by this inaction, not the cause of it.
Neighbor reports
There’s always a tent here. I’ve reported it at like 10 times.
2026-06-23
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