Posted on February 1, 2015 by Harry Stevens and Greg B. Smith in New York Daily News New York Daily News, By Harry Stevens and Greg B. Smith The homeless count represents a 10% jump during Mayor de Blasio’s first year in office. Despite his vows to turn around the problem and ditch the use of cluster units, the city is still forced to house families in these much-criticized apartments, which have often been cited for hazardous code violations.