{"id":441184,"date":"2022-05-03T02:54:26","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T23:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-nixes-plan-for-second-homeless-shelter-in-chinatown\/"},"modified":"2022-05-03T02:54:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T23:54:26","slug":"nyc-nixes-plan-for-second-homeless-shelter-in-chinatown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-nixes-plan-for-second-homeless-shelter-in-chinatown\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC nixes plan for second homeless shelter in Chinatown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a8b83d3890\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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former Best Western hotel. <\/p>\n<p>The decision came after the local community board <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/chinatown-community-confronts-grand-street-homeless-shelter-plan\">voted 37-6 to oppose the project. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Officials yanked the Grand Street shelter proposal just a week after it pulled plans for the second of what was once three planned shelters in the area, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/04\/28\/nyregion\/chinatown-shelter-protests.html\">which was set for Madison Street. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, an official said Tuesday that DHS was still pushing ahead on the third project, but could not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely provide its location.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter reviewing planned shelter sites scheduled to open in Chinatown, we have\u00a0decided to re-evaluate this shelter capacity to\u00a0an area\u00a0with\u00a0fewer services and shelter for those experiencing unsheltered homelessness,\u201d said DHS spokeswoman Julia Savel. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal is always to work with communities to understand their needs and equitably distribute shelters across all five boroughs to serve our most vulnerable New Yorkers.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/chinatown-homeless-shelter-604.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The homeless shelter would have been at a corner in Chinatown.\" class=\"wp-image-22116672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/chinatown-homeless-shelter-604.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, 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