Posted on September 19, 2015 by Greg B. Smith in New York Daily News New York Daily News, By Greg B. Smith As the steamy summer fades and the chill returns to swell the already bloated homeless shelter population, Mayor de Blasio admits he’s playing catch up over this increasingly frustrating problem. “I’m not going to lie to you guys — this is a tough one. This is a really tough one. This is structural problem,” de Blasio told the Daily News Editorial Board last week.