Rally Held Against Proposed Homeless Shelter In Queens

By CBS New York Team

February 5, 2024

NEW YORK -- Community groups held a rally Sunday against a proposed homeless shelter for single men in Rego Park, Queens.

Dozens of people gathered in front of the Wyndham Garden Hotel, where the new shelter would open. As many as 100 single men would be housed there.

People who live in the neighborhood said the new shelter is located about a mile from another homeless shelter, adding it's also on the same block with a community center and in close proximity of two elementary schools.

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