If you’ve ever watched Mayor de Blasio talk about the homeless problem but can’t figure out what he believes is the cause, you are not alone. The mayor himself is confused about what he believes. Consider his contradictory comments on successive days. On Monday, he launched a battalion of lawyers to protect tenants, saying “too many families are becoming homeless for purely economic reasons” and that an additional $12 million in legal aid would “help thousands of New Yorkers facing eviction or harassment stay in their homes.” City Hall’s press release included praise for the mayor from a score of elected Democrats and legal-aid types, most of whom painted landlords as greedy and evil...
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