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Mainchance homeless drop-in center
Coverage of Mainchance homeless drop-in center in the Nexus archive.
- Midtown East loses its only homeless shelter as city shutters 35-year-old center
The Mainchance homeless drop-in center, the only homeless center in Midtown East, will close permanently, displacing dozens of vulnerable residents. The city claims to be addressing New York’s homeless crisis, but the closure is expected to worsen conditions in the neighborhood.
- Court thwarts Mamdani’s effort to shutter a NYC homeless drop-in center — for now
Mainchance homeless drop-in center in NYC faced closure at the end of June but a court issued a stay until Aug. 11 after The Post reported on the situation. The court action temporarily halted Mamdani’s effort to shut down the center.