New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced the reinstatement of homeless encampment sweeps, reversing his earlier pledge to end the practice. The decision comes after backlash over cold weather deaths, prompting the Mayor to act. The new approach will see the Department of Homeless Services take over the operations from the Police Department, with the aim of managing homeless encampments more effectively. Critics have raised concerns over the implications of this reversal on the homeless population in the city, as Mamdani commits to ensuring a different approach this time.