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Former Mayor David Dinkins, left, and Human Resources Administration Commissioner Steve Banks, right, chat after Banks' speech at the New York Law School.

As Shelter Population Smashes Records, City Czar Says He’s Tuning Out the ‘Noise’

Steven Banks says the city's priority is getting homeless individuals off the streets and out of the shelter system—not dueling Andrew Cuomo or angry residents.
By Madina Toure
HRA Commissioner Steven Banks.

De Blasio Putting Homeless Services Permanently in Hands of Cuomo Foe

Bill de Blasio made Steven Banks, who has feuded publicly with Andrew Cuomo's office, the new commissioner of Social Services.
By Will Bredderman
Mayor bill de Blasio with former Council Speaker Christine Quinn.

Christine Quinn Teams Up With de Blasio Administration on Homeless Shelter Overhaul

Longtime Bill de Blasio rival Christine Quinn was on hand to praise the city for helping remediate 12,000 violations at homeless shelters citywide.
By Will Bredderman
A homeless woman pauses in a Manhattan train station.

City And State Fight Over Homeless Again, This Time in Writing

By Jillian Jorgensen
Mayor Bill de Blasio discusses supportive housing in Brooklyn. (Photo by Jillian Jorgensen for Observer)

De Blasio Announces Task Force to Guide Supportive Housing for Homeless

By Jillian Jorgensen
Bill de Blasio unveiling his latest appointments this afternoon.

De Blasio Appoints Human Resources and Immigrant Affairs Commissioners

By Jill Colvin
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