arrow An aerial view of downtown Brooklyn. bonandbon / Shutterstock Non-profit groups that run homeless shelters say they’re facing the worst cash crunch in several years due to significant delays in payments from New York City. During the pandemic, the de Blasio administration vastly expanded the shelter options it offered as it sought to protect homeless people from the coronavirus. But these efforts have resulted in so many new contracts and changes to existing ones that the city is having a hard time keeping up. And even when contracts are fully registered, homeless shelter providers say the city is failing to pay their invoices on time.