New Brooklyn site will provide services for an additional 50 guests and is expected to open in early fall 2026
More than 87% of current program guests attend clinical visits at least once per week, and approximately two thirds have completed their housing applications
New York, NY – NYC Health + Hospitals today announced that it will expand the Bridge to Home program to Brooklyn, building on the success of the program’s Manhattan site. Bridge to Home aims to break the cycle between street, shelter, and recurring hospital admission for unhoused New Yorkers diagnosed with serious mental illness (SMI) by addressing the gap between inpatient psychiatric treatment and permanent housing placement. The program offers unhoused patients with SMI a stable, home-like environment with onsite clinical services, behavioral health care, and housing application assistance to ensure they can continue their recovery while they transition to permanent housing. Earlier this month, the NYC Health + Hospitals Board of Directors approved a five-year lease to expand the program to Brooklyn. Like its Manhattan counterpart, the Bridge to Home site in Crown Heights, Brooklyn will serve up to 50 guests with 24/7 on-site services and stays of up to 12 months, until guests are connected to permanent, supportive housing. Providers from NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull will work on-site to ensure guests have access to a full spectrum of health care services, including behavioral health care, medical treatment, social services and housing navigation. The Brooklyn site is expected to welcome its first guests in early fall 2026.
The first Bridge to Home site opened in Midtown Manhattan in September 2025 and in seven months has already demonstrated positive outcomes. More than 87% of current guests attend weekly clinical visits, approximately two thirds have completed housing applications, four guests have been matched with permanent housing, and three guests have successfully transitioned into permanent supportive housing…