DHS

An Arverne homeless shelter flooded Nov. 3 when a resident pulled a sink from the wall, officials said.

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

The proposed site's location near five schools was a problem, politicians said.

The five families stayed overnight on Monday, according to the Department of Homeless Services.

The city is adding 24 peace officers and an X-ray machine to the BRC shelter on West 25th Street.

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

The shelter is located at 941 Intervale Avenue in Longwood.

The city homeless services failed to properly monitor the agency that ran the building, an audit found.

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

DHS shot back, criticizing pols who "choose to distort the facts" as number of homeless families swells.

The city is investigating the death of Juan Sanchez, a 4-year-old boy who possibly consumed rat poison.

Residents said old mattresses sat in the hallways for weeks and the fire escapes were in disrepair.

Elected officials made a last attempt to stop a move by the city to house 400 homeless adults uptown.

Greenpoint homeless advocates say the city's funding offer to open a shelter was too vague for takers.

A city's offer of $100,000 to help Greenpoint's homeless population has found no takers.