As Temperatures Plunge, Call to Keep New York’s Homeless Off Streets Has Little Impact

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo says the plight of homeless people on freezing city streets is a moral issue that demands immediate action. Mayor Bill de Blasio promises that New York City workers are out looking for anyone in danger and are there to offer help.

But even as the political talk has intensified — with the governor and the mayor engaged in yet another dispute over who is doing more on the issue — Antonio Poudreau has not noticed much change on the streets.