Posted on January 6, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times The New York Times, By The Editorial Board Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a surprise executive order over the weekend about homeless people in freezing weather. It was a little confusing. It instructed officials and social service agencies across the state “to take all necessary steps” to find homeless people and move them to shelters when it falls below 32 degrees. But officials can’t exactly do that. State law says individuals can be forced into shelter only if they are mentally ill and a danger to themselves or others.
