City Hall insists it is tackling New York’s homeless crisis — but in Midtown East, it’s about to get worse.
At the end of business Tuesday, the Mainchance homeless drop-in center — the sole homeless center in the neighborhood — will close for good, displacing dozens of the neighborhood’s most vulnerable residents.
The city decided not to renew the contract for the drop-in center, which has operated for 35 years and is currently located at 120 E. 32nd St. A Manhattan Supreme Court judge had previously issued a stay until Aug. 11, but she vacated that order June 23 after the city filed an emergency appeal, clearing the way for the closure.
Court thwarts Mamdani’s effort to shutter a NYC homeless drop-in center — for now…