{"id":154317,"date":"2026-03-05T18:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/154317\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T18:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:37:09","slug":"mamdani-to-close-nycs-largest-mens-homeless-shelter-housing-250","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/154317\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani to close NYC&#8217;s largest men&#8217;s homeless shelter housing 250"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/21\/us-news\/bombshell-letter-reveals-chaotic-history-of-nyc-shelter-where-alleged-mad-stabber-stayed-serious-threats\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">city\u2019s largest homeless shelter for men<\/a> \u2014 housing 250 residents in Manhattan \u2014 will close by the end of next month, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The city-owned Bellevue shelter on 30th Street has fallen into what the Mamdani administration called a \u201csevere state of disrepair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38684891\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bellevue-men-s-shelter-located-4500458.jpg\" alt=\"Bellevue men's shelter in Manhattan\" class=\"wp-image-38684891\"  \/>Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the closure of the Bellevue shelter in Manhattan by the end of next month. Robert Miller<\/p>\n<p>The building will be shuttered by the end of April, City Hall said \u2014 noting the hundreds of current residents would be relocated, without revealing where they\u2019d be sent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy administration is focused on ensuring <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/18\/us-news\/mamdani-admits-nyc-needs-homeless-sweeps-but-swears-it-will-be-different-this-time\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">every New Yorker experiencing homelessness<\/a> not only has access to shelter, but to spaces that are safe, humane and truly livable. We cannot accept a system that treats people without dignity or stability,\u201d Mamdani said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The abrupt announcement sparked immediate concern from one of the city\u2019s most prominent homeless advocacy groups, which called the short-notice closure a risk that could cause confusion and deter individuals in need from seeking help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor decades, the 30th Street facility has served as the primary intake center for adult men and adult families across all five boroughs,\u201d said the Coalition for the Homeless and Legal Aid Society in a joint statement.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38666320\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/districts-18-23-canarsie-brownsville-122674737.jpg\" alt=\"Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaking at a press conference.\" class=\"wp-image-38666320\"  \/>Mamdani\u2019s administration deemed Belleve shelter to be in \u201csevere state of disrepair.\u201d Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Post<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny disruption to this critical front door to shelter \u2014 especially on short notice \u2014 risks creating confusion and additional hardship for people who are already experiencing homelessness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>City Hall said the Department of Social Services and the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/18\/opinion\/mamdani-finally-sees-sense-on-homeless-encampments-pray-this-becomes-a-trend\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Department of Homeless Services<\/a> were working to relocate residents by mid-March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The city\u2019s largest homeless shelter for men \u2014 housing 250 residents in Manhattan \u2014 will close by the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154318,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9467,9468,2000,57,9,56,63,65,64,58,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-154317","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-department-of-homeless-services","9":"tag-homeless-shelters","10":"tag-homelessness","11":"tag-metro","12":"tag-new-york","13":"tag-ny","14":"tag-nyc","15":"tag-nyc-headlines","16":"tag-nyc-news","17":"tag-us-news","18":"tag-zohran-mamdani"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}