You said this could destroy New York City. What was the reaction that you got at the White House when you asked for help? When we saw the numbers coming in, we were getting at one time almost 8,000 a week, 16,000 every two weeks. We could just do the math. Unsustainable. And at that time, the right to shelter. We were being sued by advocates that required us to give everyone to bed by a certain number of times. (11:25–11:34)
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