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The NYPD has been training shelter peace officers since March. 

Councilman Rafael Salamanca discussed his proposals on Friday outside the building where two girls died.

The mayor dismissed the radiator malfunction that killed two young girls as a "freak accident."

Clay Street Family shelter is rolling out a batch of improvements in the next few weeks.

The city has been renting rooms at the Holiday Inn Express at 113-10 Horace Harding Expressway.

The Holiday Inn Express was to become a shelter but its owner said he doesn't want to upset locals.

Locals opposing the proposed drop-in center say the neighborhood is oversaturated wth shelters.

New York Loft Hostel will close after August 15 to make way for a 140-bed shelter.

The family shelter, which was approved for a $23.8 million contract, must have kitchens in each unit.

The shelter is slated to open up in June, according to the Department of Homeless Services.

The changes come as part of a 90-day review of how the city helps the homeless.

The NYPD will retrain homeless shelter workers following rampant violence in recent months.

The demand came after the murder of a mother and her two daughters Wednesday at a Staten Island shelter.

Comptroller Scott Stringer found the city's shelters are allowed to "self-monitor" their own conditions.

The city is creating permanent affordable housing for veterans on the Upper West Side.