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Ten families with children moved into the Crown Heights facility Monday, the city said.
Neighbors of 267 Rogers Ave. do not want transitional housing on their block, they said.
The family shelter, which was approved for a $23.8 million contract, must have kitchens in each unit.
The $23.8 million contract will allow Samaritan Village to operate the shelter through June 2017.
The shelter opened to more than 100 families in July 2014.
The shelter is scheduled to hold up to 150 men by mid-November.
Comptroller Scott Stringer cited safety concerns at the seven-story shelter.
The open violations at the former Pan Am hotel include issues with the sprinkler system.
The Elmhurst shelter had its permanent contract denied by the comptroller's office Monday.
Comptroller Scott Stringer sent the contract back, citing health concerns for those living there.
Nearly a dozen mothers who live at the shelter inside the former Pan Am described terrible conditions.
Elmhurst children yelled "shame on you" outside the newly opened Pan Am shelter.
Department of Homeless Services officials skipped a meeting about a controversial homeless shelter.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov should be spared the death penalty.
The actress spotted the suspect outside her third-floor balcony, sources said.
A shortage of bilingual therapists has made the problem especially difficult in some districts.
The victim suffered a fractured skull base, multiple spinal fractures, bruised lungs and other injuries.
The break happened just after 4 a.m. on Pacific Street near Albany Avenue.
Officer Ryan Nash shot Sayfullo Saipov who killed eight people with a rented truck, officials said.
The new owners have no plans to change the properties, according to a realtor who brokered the deal.
The deadly attack left eight people dead and a dozen injured, officials said.
Five men from Argentina, a woman from Belgium, a West Village resident and a man from N.J. were killed.
The vote paves the way for developers to build a complex with retail space and 1,146 apartments.
The Queens County Bird Club is hoping to install two bird feeders in the park by the end of November.
Sayfullo Saipov was charged by federal prosecutors on Wednesday with aiding ISIS in a terror attack.
A new art gallery features the work of recovering addicts in East Harlem.
Catwalks, balconies, a secret staircase and elaborate ceiling panels were uncovered at the theater.
Preservation groups are writing letters — in crayon — to the library, which owns the home.