Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced that the E. 30th St. men’s shelter—the city’s largest—will close by the end of next month, citing its “severe” state of disrepair. Residents will receive services elsewhere. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Bellevue Men’s Homeless Shelter in Kips Bay to Close: Mamdani Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced that the city will close its largest men’s homeless shelter, on East 30th Street, by the... News 07 Mar 2026 | 05:19
Screenshot from a public instagram account that showed the video of the homeless man being sest on fire inside the entrance to Penn Station on West 33rd Street ( Photo: Instagram / Coronavirusny) Ex-Con Charged for Setting Penn Station Homeless Man on Fire Police arrested two people for allegedly setting a homeless man on fire in Penn Station on the evening of March 2 although... News 06 Mar 2026 | 06:07
320 Pearl St. homeless shelter and Peck Slip School, Feb. 15, 2026. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Mamdani Opens Homeless Shelter Next to Peck Slip School On Tuesday February 3, with no public forewarning, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced via press release that a 106-bed “Safe... News 16 Feb 2026 | 03:24
Left: Unidentified subway fire victim, later reported to be Bronx man James George III. Right: Suspect Hiram Carrero. ( Photo: Southern District of New York) Teen Charged for Setting Homeless Man on Fire in Subway Horror Attack The distinctively mustached maniac who allegedly set a homeless man on fire aboard a Times Square subway train on Monday,... News 08 Dec 2025 | 01:37
Left: Wanted for assault in Canal Street subway station; Right: Crack from recent Washingon Square Park arrest. ( Photos: NYPD) Canal Street Subway Assault; Drug Bust in Washington Square Cops are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual who is wanted in connection with a forcible touching... 19 Oct 2025 | 06:38
Eric Yu leads a rally against a proposed 320 Pearl St. homeless shelter, seen in inset. ( Photos: Nancy Yu, Brian Berger (inset)) Opposition Grows to Proposed Pearl Street Homeless Shelter Call it the Battle of Peck Slip and Pearl Street, or the People versus Big Homeless. The proposed opening of a “low barrier”... 23 Jun 2025 | 11:55
Manhattan Bridge morning, October 18, 2024. NYPD crowd barriers keeping the vagrants out. ( Brian Berger) DOT & Cops Reclaim Manhattan Bridge Plaza for the People—No More a Shantytown Shout it loud and proud New Yorkers: the Manhattan Bridge is back! Not that it went anywhere geographically but the should-be-stunning... News 21 Oct 2024 | 10:42
