Posted on January 12, 2016 by Erin Durkin in New York Daily News New York Daily News, By Erin Durkin Mayor de Blasio announced a new task force to help him build 15,000 units of supportive housing Tuesday, the latest in a slew of announcements to show he’s on top of the city’s homelessness crisis. The announcement came a day ahead of Gov. Cuomo’s State of the State address — where he’s expected to announce a more muscular state intervention into city homelessness policy. De Blasio said he plans to meet privately with his rival the governor, as well as state legislators.