Posted on December 4, 2018 by Michael Gartland in New York Daily News New York Daily News, By Michael Gartland With the exploding number of homeless still hovering at record levels, Mayor de Blasio will announce Tuesday a nearly-done deal to convert 468 shelter apartments into permanent, affordable apartments for the homeless. Known as “cluster-site” apartments, the units are scattered throughout 17 privately-owned buildings in Brooklyn and the Bronx and are expected to provide long-term housing for more than 1,000 homeless New Yorkers, administration officials said.