Mary Brosnahan, president of the Coalition for the Homeless, an advocacy group, declined to comment, a spokesman said.

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Mary Brosnahan, president of the Coalition for the Homeless, an advocacy group, questioned the legitimacy of the city's survey.

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"I don't know what the solution is, " said Greta Guarton of the advocacy group Long Island Coalition for the Homeless.

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Homeless shelters have swelled with parents and their children, rising 35% since the program ended, according to the Coalition for the Homeless, a New York advocacy group.

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On Friday, the mayor continued to lash out at advocates for the homeless and specifically those who work at the Coalition for the Homeless saying they helped cause the increases.

WSJ: Mayor Hits Shelter Rule

In January, the average number of people in city homeless shelters hit a record 50, 000, a 19% jump from the previous year and a 61% rise since Mr. Bloomberg took office in 2002, according to a report based on city statistics from the Coalition for the Homeless, an advocacy group.

WSJ: Mayor Hits Shelter Rule

When I spoke with the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans this morning, I had a chance to talk about one of the top priorities for President Obama and myself: Ending homelessness among veterans.

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When I spoke with the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, I was talking about an issue that goes beyond politics.

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The coalition has blamed Mr. Bloomberg for discontinuing a long-standing policy of giving people in homeless shelters priority for public-housing programs in June 2005.

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