Money NY: Mental Health Program Run by Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Wife Has Trouble Explaining What Happened to $850 Million March 4, 2019 NY Post 0 The ThriveNYC program for the mentally ill, run by de Blasio’s, Chirlane McCray, blew through $850 million in just four years with questionable results. Thrive will receive an additional $1 billion over the next four years.