In the Chart below the New York State of the Homeless 2018 – This information is research from the Coalition for the Homeless has a recommendation that NYC must increase the number of units for homeless households from 15,000 to 30,000 including the 24,000 newly constructed subsidized units and 5,000 preservation units.  This will require the Mayor to build roughly 2,000 new units of housing for homeless individuals and families every year between now and 2026 (Coalition for the Homeless, 2018)