The tallest Holiday Inn in the world has been used to house migrants for the past two years. The other shelter, at 52 William, has been sold. / 7 comments
Construction is scheduled to start next summer for a long-term shelter that would house 170 single men. / 35 comments
The city does not divulge addresses of shelters, but reading between the lines suggest they will be using the Radisson to deal with the influx of migrants. / 2 comments
The new administration has decided to shift course and empty the former Radisson Hotel at 52 William as of June 30. / 33 comments
The city's goal is to house the homeless population in their own districts. Ours has 600, but no permanent shelters to date. 52 William and 105 Washington will be the first. A shelter on Canal will serve CD2. / 44 comments
The lawsuit filed by a group of Fidi residents will be heard in court on Nov. 16. Until then, men may be moved from the Lucerne to the Radisson. / 6 comments
Citing the threat of physical safety and potential harm to neighborhood children, local residents pushed back on the city's plan to bring 240 men to the Radisson on William Street. / 9 comments
The NYPD 1st and 5th precinct have scheduled community council meetings that the public can attend and ask questions. I... — Randy / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Yes they use the Manhattan Mini-Storage at 78 Walker also. That seems a natural target for enforcement then. — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
these criminals meet up at the Post office on Canal Street. This mayor is allowing much more to happen. Like... — Native / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Well said, Marcus - completely agree. Convoluting immigration with illegal street vending is a distraction from the real issue. Enforcing... — JT / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
We have now had several mayors in a row who clearly don't care about this problem, or even implicitly support... — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Yes, they have been massively expanding both up and down Broadway from Canal, so it's also changing the character of... — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
these criminals because that is exactly what they are are storing their counterfeit goods in storage places all over the... — Native / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street