State Withholds Some City Homeless Funding

In an ongoing dispute between Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo over funding for homeless services, the state plans to withhold money from 16 New York City homeless shelters until conditions are improved.

The decision, conveyed to City Hall in a letter from the Cuomo administration on Tuesday, said the shelters are in poor condition and funding would be withheld until they are improved, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the news.