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  • Something Cuomo & De Blasio Agree On: City Shelters Need Improvement

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    Gov Cuomo (photo: Kevin P. Coughlin/Office of the Governor)


    As homelessness has become the latest front in the rivalry between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio, there is at least one thing that the State and the City agree on: New York City homeless shelters need improvement.

    Considering all of the political posturing and seeming lack of coordination between city and state officials, the fact that eyes and efforts are being trained on substandard shelter conditions for tens of thousands of New Yorkers who lack stable housing, this

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