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But many people there who spoke with THE CITY said they’d been living in the lobby for weeks, with no end in sight — and with no apparent attempt by city homeless outreach workers to contact them.
“We need showers. We need food. We need water,” said Harris, a 47-year-old gay man who declined to provide his full name.
Some people who spoke with THE CITY said they’d only come in for a day or two to shelter from the storm and planned to return to the street once temperatures inched back upwards.
But many others said they would gladly go to a shelter, instead of living in the limbo of a hospital lobby, but had struggled to find a placement that worked for them.
Following an inquiry by THE CITY, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeless Services said the city had started a new effort to send DHS outreach workers into four hospitals.
MTA’s service advisory is still in effect so expect delays due to Monday’s blizzard and check service status before you go. Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s broad affordability agenda should extend to four-legged New Yorkers, with funding for low-cost veterinarian services that could help overloaded shelters, a new proposal from animal welfare advocates says. Their pitch comes as the Mayor’s Office of Animal Welfare has been without a leader – or anyone else working in its tiny office – since the beginning of the year.
Things To Do
Here’s what’s going on around the city this week.
Wednesday, Feb. 25: The 9/11 Memorial & Museum hosts a panel on how the effort to rebuild lower Manhattan and recover from the September 11 attacks changed the city’s landscape and cultural fabric. Free, at 6:00 p.m. Reserve tickets here.
Thursday, Feb. 26: Attend “Artists + Beers,” a screening series highlighting short films, docs and music videos by local filmmakers paired with beer at Threes Brewing in Gowanus. Free, at 6:00 p.m.
THE KICKER: A celebrity chef’s building dedicated to gourmet food that cost nearly $200 million has closed after four years and is being replaced by the Balloon Museum.
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