Posted on December 15, 2015 by Josh Dawsey and Mara Gay in The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal, By Josh Dawsey and Mara Gay New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered a top-to-bottom review of the city’s bureaucracy to address homelessness following the resignation Tuesday of the Department of Homeless Services commissioner. The move, which comes about three months after the departure of another top official dealing with the homeless, underscores City Hall’s struggle to get ahead of a politically potent issue. The city’s homeless population has risen to about 60,000 and hovers around that level each night; the number of people living on the street has increased.
