Residents at the men's shelter on Wards Island allege misconduct and poor conditions that are going ignored.
Troubling claims of mistreatment at the hands of staff at a men's homeless shelter in New York City have surfaced as the mayor helps launch a new outreach program.
In the video provided by Belachagar, a male worker sitting behind a desk appears to be giving him the middle finger.That man wasn't the only shelter employee Belachagar recorded Friday behaving badly. He said a nurse hurled a homophobic slur at him when he requested a new bed after being beaten the day before.Sign up for NBC New York's News Headlines newsletter.
On Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams touted the success of the city's homeless outreach program while unveiling a new one designed to pair outreach workers and clinicians with transit police responding to homeless New Yorkers.But residents on Wards Island said the city needs to take care of the shelter residents it already has.
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