De Blasio Postpones Policy Briefing on NYC Homeless Initiative
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio touted decreases in homelessness since last year's high point.
New York City mayor-elect Bill de Blasio and a group of newly-elected mayors from across the country speak to the media outside of the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2013.
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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio postponed an announcement of a sweeping anti-homelessness initiative that would boost services and housing for the mentally ill, saying the plan isn’t finished.
The mayor’s office rescheduled for Thursday a background briefing and a roundtable it had planned for Wednesday, featuring mental-health and social-welfare officials.