Posted on January 26, 2017 by Zack Fink in NY1 NY1, By Zack Fink With a growing homeless crisis in the city, New York State is sitting on roughly $2 billion in housing funds that have yet to be released. Zack Fink filed the following report. For state lawmakers representing the city of New York, any funds the state can provide for supportive housing could at least help start to alleviate the homeless problem.