Pan Am homeless shelter

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

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The shelter will undergo renovations now that its contract has been approved. 

Mei Hua Wang, 69, was picking up his granddaughter at P.S. 102 when he was punched, he said.

The suspect was arrested Wednesday for assault, police said. 

Comptroller Stringer said the Department of Homeless Services hadn't done enough to clear up violations.

The building's owner skipped an April 27 hearing about multiple safety violations, officials said. 

The Elmhurst shelter had its permanent contract denied by the comptroller's office Monday. 

Nearly a dozen mothers who live at the shelter inside the former Pan Am described terrible conditions.

The number of homeless New Yorkers hit a record high, nearly 59,000 residents.

The shelters, which opened in the summer, will stay open permanently, officials said.

The suspect posed as a cab driver before attacking a 26-year-old mom and her three kids, police said.

New York City homeless shelters now house 54,841 people, including 23,000 children, records show.

The new protocol is one of many changes, according to an internal memo obtained by DNAinfo.

Elmhurst children yelled "shame on you" outside the newly opened Pan Am shelter.