Assembly Committee Head Criticizes Cuomo for Withholding State Aid for 16 NYC Homeless Shelters

ALBANY – The head of a key Assembly committee criticized Gov. Cuomo for withholding state aid for 16 city homeless shelters after the de Blasio administration missed a deadline to address serious code violations.

“Cutting off funds for shelters, as the governor has done, is only hurting the poorest New Yorkers,” Assemblyman Social Services Committee Chairman Andrew Hevesi told the Daily News.