Posted on June 28, 2016 by Mirela Iverac in WNYC WNYC, By Mirela Iverac Mayor de Blasio has sent out dozens of city workers to search for the homeless on the streets, in an effort to combat the problem — and fend off the criticism he faced last summer. At a cost of $2.6 million, the city has hired 52 canvassers who walk every block between Canal and 145th Street every day, looking for people who appear to be homeless. The program, which became fully operational in April, is called Home-Stat. “There has never been anything like Home-Stat previously, in this city or in any other major city in the country,” de Blasio said.
