Posted on April 3, 2015 by Jarrett Murphy in City Limits City Limits, By Jarrett Murphy There was more money for NYCHA but no sign of a significant new commitment to supportive housing. Homeless programs received more funding but a bid to direct billions in bank settlements to housing initiatives fell short. With a multifaceted housing crisis playing out in the city that holds nearly half the state’s population, the fiscal 2016 state budget offered modest improvement in some areas and disappointment in others, according to reaction by housing advocates over the past days.
