via THE INDYPENDENT
Once Homeless, Advocate Now Helps Others
Lyndon Hernandez spent almost a decade navigating NYC's shelters.
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via NYCITY NEWS SERVICE
Room at the Inn—For Now
With court case pending, homeless can remain at The Lucerne.
via JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION EXCHANGE
No Guidance for Youth Shelters
Advocates want specific COVID-19 directives.
via Queens Daily Eagle
Flushing Food Pantry Gets Reprieve — for Now
A Flushing church backed down on shutting a food pantry. But its long-term fate is still unclear.
via Gothamist
Fury Over Shelter: ‘I Hope Someone Burns It Down’
Queens residents vented their anger at a community meeting to discuss a proposed men's shelter in Glendale.
via Queens Daily Eagle
Ridgewood Approves Shelter — But Not for the Homeless
Queens Community District 5 has voted to approve a new animal shelter in Ridgewood. The area has fought against two homeless shelters the city plans to build by next year.
In College Point, They’re Up in Arms Over Shelter
In College Point, business owners and residents are angry at the prospect of a 200-bed shelter for single men coming to the neighborhood.
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Bakery Caught in Fight Over Homeless Shelter
The owners of Coney Island's New York Bread Inc. and some area residents oppose Women In Need's plans to construct a seven-story shelter on Neptune Avenue.