The East Village neighborhood of New York City is suing the administration of Zohran Mamdani over plans to relocate a men’s homeless shelter there, even though 70 percent of residents voted for him.
Haven’t these people heard about the warmth of collectivism? Isn’t this what they voted for?
Apparently, Democratic Socialists are not immune to NIMBYism.
The New York Post reports:
East Villagers sue Mamdani to stop relocation of notorious Bellevue men’s homeless shelter into their neighborhoodEnraged East Villagers sued Mayor Zohran Mamdani in a last-gasp effort to stop the relocation of hundreds of homeless men to a new shelter in their neighborhood.The lawsuit filed Monday seeks an emergency restraining order that would prevent the “rushed” May 1 opening of the intake shelter along Third Street.The site was selected by City Hall as one of two intake shelters in Manhattan that would effectively replace the notorious Bellevue homeless shelter — a haven for often-dangerous vagrants that Mamdani plans to close by the end of the month.But Mamdani and city officials not only underhandedly declared an “emergency” to close the Midtown shelter, their decision to plunk its clientele into the East Village was dangerously slapdash, the lawsuit contends.“This case is not about the City’s decision to close the Bellevue Intake Shelter,” the Manhattan Supreme Court filing states.“It challenges only the City’s hastily made and legally invalid decision to [locate] a new citywide homeless adult male intake center at 8 East 3rd Street without following any of the legal requirements that must precede such a significant and consequential decision.”
As of yesterday, a judge came to the rescue of the outraged residents.
Spectrum News New York reports:
Judge puts plans for East Village shelter on holdA plan by the Mamdani administration to relocate a major homeless intake facility to the East Village is now on hold after a judge issued a temporary restraining order.The city had announced in March it would close the deteriorating Bellevue shelter at East 30th Street and First Avenue and move intake operations to a building at 8 East Third St. — a site that previously operated as a mental health shelter.The community was outraged.”We kinda found out last-minute and we scrambled to organize and all we really want is to be assured that this is the safest thing for all of those involved,” said Caleb Berger, an East Village resident.A group of residents and business owners in the East Village filed a lawsuit Monday to stop the opening, which was set for May 1. A state judge issued a temporary restraining order Wednesday, putting the plan on hold.
As they say, elections have consequences.
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