Who Should Fund Homeless Services in NYC?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 2, 2015

Laura Nahmias, who reports on City Hall for POLITICO New York, looks at the conflict between the mayor and the governor over funding for the city's homeless.

Nahmias explains how, in the past, the state and the city used to share costs for homeless services; but lately, Mayor de Blasio and Governor Cuomo have been trading barbs over who should be responsible for footing the bill for ongoing services.

Cuomo is expected to weigh in on the funding issue during his State of the State address next month. 

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