Posted on October 19, 2015 by Will Bredderman in New York Observer New York Observer, By Will Bredderman A bevy of city and state officials—as well as former Council Speaker and Cuomo aide Christine Quinn—were on hand to fling the ceremonial first shovelfuls of dirt for a new 160-unit complex for homeless and low-income families, one funded in part through a program that has become a point of contention between the mayor and governor. The New York/New York supportive housing program repeatedly resurfaced in the speeches by city officials at the groundbreaking in Brownsville, Brooklyn, which will give rise to the new facility planned by the anti-homelessness group Women in Need. Ninety-six of the apartments at the new development will be reserved for families where the head of household is struggling with drug dependency, medical issues or HIV/AIDS, and the sufferers will receive treatment onsite thanks in part to NY/NY funding—a program which Gov. Andrew Cuomo decided to trim dramatically this year, much to the chagrin of Mayor Bill de Blasio.
