N90s: Shake-Up at 95th St Homeless Shelter; New Precinct Commander Quits Freedom House to get new operator, City reports Aguila, the operator responsible for the disastrous Freedom House homeless shelter at is about to be “re-accommodated” — in other words,…
Time To Close Dangerous Shelter? N90s Raises No-Drug Zone With Rosenthal
N90s asks Helen Rosenthal to account for the City’s failure to address deteriorating conditions at Freedom House shelter. We also announce an event dedicated to neighbor Amanda Larrick, and the campaign to bring stop signs to Riverside Dr. Service Road…
N90s Supports Efforts By Council Member Rosenthal To Fix Dangerous Freedom House Shelter On 95th St.
Can Council Member Rosenthal fix dangerous 95th St shelter? In December, Neighborhood In The Nineties issued a demand to the de Blasio Administration to immediately address dangerous conditions inside the Freedom House homeless shelter at 316 West 95th and its impact…
Neighborhood Rejects de Blasio Plans To Expand 95th St. Shelter From Hell
Two facilities on West 95th Street, Freedom House, a homeless shelter at 316 West, and the veterans residence at 330 West have issues for residents and for our neighborhood that require immediate City action. So far, De Blasio & Co.…
West 95th St. Veterans’ Shelter: Did The City Keep It’s Promise?
Did the City lie about placing ONLY low-PTSD veterans at 330 West 95th Street? Social services agencies, Harlem United and Bailey House, both well-regarded providers, face big challenges to deliver the promise of a safe home to veterans. We are…
Joan of Arc Park Restoration Kicks Off; Group Opposes Synagogue Demolition For Condos ;Public Safety Updates
What’s going on? Facelifts on Riverside Dr. – the sidewalk and the whole historic Joan of Arc Island; Neighbors Fight Plans To Demolish Historic Synagogue On W. 93rd; Authorities close a popular Hardware Store on W. 96th on Bway, while…
95th St Veterans Homeless Facility Opens With Community Support, but is it Permanent Or Transitional Housing?
There’s a lot to be positive about the new home for 173 homeless vets with “mild” PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) at 330 West 95th Street. The building was formerly part of a 400-person homeless shelter. N90s, community and political leaders…
HRA Commissioner Banks’ letter to Mayor ignores Freedom House in Fair Share analysis, N90s RESPONDS
City Homeless Czar Caught Lying To Mayor, Claims We Have No Shelters! Pay To Play: City Homeless Czar Issues False Fair Share Analysis Ignoring Facilities In Our Neighborhood Could Pave The Way for More Shelters and Programs “…there is one…
Call for Community Policing; VOTE to help rehabilitate Joan of Ark park; West 90s highlighted in new book
Crime Spree Begs Issue: We Need More Cops West 90s Community Concerned About Police Response To Stabbings Two weeks ago, the audience at a Neighborhood In The Nineties Public Safety Town Hall made a barely audible gasp when they learned…
Attend a Public Safety Forum on March 10 @ 6:30 PM; Update on Homeless Vets & M5 Bus Route
Plans for Housing Homeless Vets In Former 95th Street Shelter Crawl In December, the neighborhood was called into a public meeting with only two days’ notice to inform us that the City’s Human Resources Administration (HRA), in cooperation with various…