Elected leaders push back on city’s plan for men’s homeless shelter
March 26, 2026
Officials and residents oppose a proposed shelter, citing safety concerns, lack of transparency and limited community input.
Officials and residents oppose a proposed shelter, citing safety concerns, lack of transparency and limited community input.
MAYOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI on Wednesday announced his appointment of Erin Dalton as commissioner of the city Department of Social Services.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL Services commissioner Molly Wasow Park tendered her resignation on Monday.
Community cleanup set for Aug. 24 at Seth Low Park & Kings Hwy, 1–3 PM. Volunteers meet at 29 Bay 25th St. Hosted by Colton & Zhuang.
THE ADAMS ADMINISTRATION on Monday celebrated the opening of a 400,000-square-foot commercial building at 2440 Fulton St.
The Dept. of Social Services will present plans for a shelter at 5001 10th Ave. and 1016 50th St. at tonight’s CB12 meeting.
Just before Christmas, a homeless woman named Debrina Kawam was set on fire while she slept on the F train. In November, a homeless man
CITY GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL ANTI-HUNGER ORGANIZATIONS are now also fighting possible cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
THE UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK HAS OPENED THE BROOKLYN HUB, a new $12.5 million social service center on 60th St. near 13th Ave.
BRIGHTON BEACH — A doctor and office manager at a Brighton Beach medical clinic were arraigned on Friday on an indictment for grand larceny and healthcare fraud, according to Brooklyn
Less than a week after the $600-per-week federal unemployment protection expired and national COVID-19 related deaths topped 155,000, New York’s court system is expected to begin processing new eviction cases
New York City lawmakers approved an austere budget early Wednesday that will shift $1 billion from policing to education and social services in the coming year, acknowledging protesters’ demands to
New York City homeless service agencies have begun issuing basic guidance about the coronavirus to nonprofit providers, but with uncertainty and false reports spreading far faster than the actual illness,
Eighteen tenants of rent-stabilized units in four Crown Heights buildings owned by Rubin Dukler went to Brooklyn Housing Court on Thursday to seek a court order forcing him to fix