"Citing duplication, inefficiency and the need for a "new vision" to combat homelessness, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday that the New York City agencies for homeless services and welfare will consolidate under a single commissioner.

Steven Banks, currently the commissioner of the Human Resources Administration, the city's welfare agency, will now manage both agencies as the commissioner of the Social Services Department — a job he has essentially been doing since the homeless-services chief resigned amid a shake-up in December." Continue Reading