Posted on November 20, 2015 by The Editorial Board in The New York Times The New York Times, By The Editorial Board Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday announced a plan to create 15,000 “supportive housing” apartments for chronically homeless New Yorkers. He says he is seriously ramping up the city’s response to a crisis that he promised to fix, but that has gotten worse since he took office almost two years ago. And he wants sole credit. “Let’s be clear,” Mr. de Blasio said at a news conference. “The City of New York is acting. We are acting decisively. We are not waiting on Albany.”
