Posted on August 14, 2015 by Arnold Cohen in New York Daily News New York Daily News, By Arnold Cohen New polling suggests great dissatisfaction with our city’s quality of life. The image driving this negativity, at least in part, is of large numbers of homeless people suddenly appearing again on our streets and doorsteps. Most blame Mayor de Blasio. After more than a year and a half in office, it does seem as if he should own the problem. But it would be a mistake to blame the mayor for the rise in homelessness. This troubling problem is the result of powerful economic forces beyond any mayor’s control — and failed city policy spanning three decades.
