Posted on November 19, 2015 by Laura Nahmias, Brendan Cheney, Dana Rubinstein in Politico New York Politico New York, By Laura Nahmias, Brendan Cheney, Dana Rubinstein Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday he could no longer wait for the state of New York to hash out a deal to build new housing for the homeless and mentally ill. After months of negotiations between the de Blasio administration and Gov. Andrew Cuomo turned sour, de Blasio broke with more than two decades of precedent on “supportive housing.” The move made for a rare moment during de Blasio’s first term in which the mayor at least temporarily outmaneuvered the governor, and publicly put the onus on Cuomo to follow his lead.
