A judge has granted a temporary pause to the conversion of a homeless shelter at 8 E. 3rd St. into the system’s citywide intake center for single adult men, after a lawsuit filed by locals.
A judge has granted a temporary pause to the conversion of a homeless shelter at 8 E. 3rd St. into the system’s citywide intake center for single adult men, after a lawsuit filed by locals. ( Photo: Google Maps )

A temporary restraining order was granted to a number of local plaintiffs, who oppose the city’s plans to shutter the longstanding E. 30th St. shelter and move its services further south.

Judge Blocks Movement of Homeless Intake Center to East 3rd Street
23 Apr 2026 | 06:27
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A city plan to shutter the “Bellevue” homeless shelter and move its services to the East Village has been temporarily paused by a judge, with another court date set for May 7. The longstanding shelter at 400 E. 30th St., which houses 200 people, was originally slated to close on May 1.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani...

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