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Brad Lander: “The state only pays 6% of shelter costs, which have gone up…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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So there was basically a 50, 50 split for city shelter costs. But under Cuomo's tenure, he basically took back all the state's money and stiffed the city with the cost. So today, The state only pays 6% of shelter costs, which have gone up dramatically. That's a lot of the money we could be using to provide right to counsel that Andrew Cuomo took away from New York City, you know, somewhat at the behest … (21:00–21:06)

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