Posted on May 25, 2016 by Nick Reisman in State of Politics State of Politics, By Nick Reisman A coalition of groups backing an expansion of supportive housing units for the homeless has launched an email campaign to push Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan to sign on to a memorandum of understanding that authorizes 6,000 units be built. Funding for the construction was included in the passage of the 2016-17 state budget in April, but the money can’t be spent until the MOU is signed.
