"I am thankful to the Speaker and the Council Members who voted today to override the mayor’s veto and enact legislation that will help thousands of New Yorkers access permanent housing that this administration’s programs have yet to provide. As this bill is implemented, we will monitor its fiscal impact – knowing that we can either spend money on strategies like this that will work, or continue to spend on policies that have only deepened the crisis.
“I hope that this veto override shows the administration that, even when it’s from the ‘usual suspects,’ criticism comes from the cause of better serving New Yorkers and improving our city’s systems. I further hope that rather than continue to dig in and double down on a veto that would have harmed vulnerable people in our city, the administration now moves forward to confront the housing and homelessness crisis with the same fervor with which they opposed the package. A willingness to course-correct is a much more effective way to serve New Yorkers than insisting you were always correct.”
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