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V.O.I.C.E.
Coverage of V.O.I.C.E. in the Nexus archive.
- Judge rules NYC can open homeless men’s intake center in East Village after delaying it for months
A New York state Supreme Court judge ruled that NYC can open a homeless men’s intake center in the East Village after a lawsuit from locals delayed the plan. The judge acknowledged community concerns but found no legal basis to block the move, which relocates services from the aging Bellevue shelter due to safety issues.
- NYC sued by man who had Bellevue homeless shelter ceiling fall on him as legal struggle over intake center in East Village continues
A man was severely injured when a ceiling at Bellevue homeless shelter in New York City fell on him, leading to a lawsuit against the city. The city is blocked from moving services to an East Village shelter by a state Supreme Court judge, who is reviewing a lawsuit from local residents opposing the relocation.