Sentences with phrase «conditions at homeless shelters»

State Controller Thomas DiNapoli will release an audit Tuesday that slams the Cuomo administration for failing to maintain livable conditions at homeless shelters.

Not exact matches

Mayor Michael Bloomberg was recently quoted as saying that the sharp rise in the length of stays at city homeless shelters has to do with «more pleasurable» shelter conditions.

In response to an audit by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office, Gov. Andrew Cuomo admitted the state previously had not been aggressive enough in tackling poor conditions at NYC homeless shelters, but nonetheless still laid a large share of the blame on the city.

While he did not provide details on funding, the governor also took responsibility for ensuring that conditions at municipal homeless shelters, which some say can be so squalid and dangerous that they would rather sleep on the streets, are up to code.

Buying pets promotes the breeding of even more dogs and cats — sometimes under cruel and painful conditions, such as found in puppy mills — at a time when nearly 29,000 homeless pets enter our city shelters each year.