> Building in NY is hella expensive and reality is NO one with any influence or money wants to build that kind of housing.

So force them to. We have the power both in the city government and state government to completely overhaul rezoning laws and community councils. Why don’t we?

> After all who is going to spend possibly billions of dollars to house a population that let's be honest here only about 20% will ultimately be able to take care of themselves.

That’s the point of a social safety net, though. Not everything needs to turn a profit.

> While I'm on the topic assuming we do somehow build the housing what stops the vast majority of homeless in the country from migrating here to use these new housing?

Nothing, but then again, they’re being sent here anyway. If we give them housing, they’re more likely to contribute positively to the city instead of being on the street, y’know, like you people are so concerned about.

> On Expanding the safety net (Atleast in New York) in an administration that is filled with unqualified and honestly lazy workers is just asking for fraud and abuse

Then maybe we shouldn’t have drank the crime Kool aid and voted him in.