Today's Video Headlines: 03/20/26
New York City approved plans for an all-male homeless shelter in the middle of the residential South Shore of Staten Island – proof of Mayor Mamdani’s hatred for the forgotten and conservative borough, locals told The Post.
Fed-up residents believe the 160-bed shelter coming to the corner of Arthur Kill and Richmond Valley Road in Charleston will bring crime, drugs and loitering, and “A hundred percent he wants to screw us because we vote conservative,” said Bruce Daniele, whose gym business Intoxx Fitness is across the street from the planned shelter.The shelter will house employed and unemployed single men, and provide services to help them find jobs and “stabilize their lives,” the city Department of Homeless Services told The Post. Deputy resigns as probe exposes her online fetish account — sold videos and photos in uniform: report“If the goal is to help people stabilize their lives and find employment, placing a large shelter in what’s essentially a transit desert makes no sense,” Republican Councilman Frank Morano told The Post.The borough’s South Shore is largely middle-class and residential, with few social services and poor transit options. The only train station is a 20-minute walk from the shelter site, and buses can take 90 minutes to reach Manhattan.Local leaders said they are still in the dark about the facility, which will be overseen by nonprofit Community Housing Innovations and is set to open in mid-2027. Borough President Vito Fossella said that former Mayor Eric Adams told him that no shelter would be built in Charleston.They said they have not seen any renderings of the proposed four-story building or been told how much it will cost taxpayers. “I’m hoping that politics are not at play here,” Borough President Vito Fossella told The Post. “But the snow storm and not getting any 2-K seats – getting this homeless shelter . . . it’s three strikes in a row.” “It seems like we’re forgotten for all the good stuff, but we’re remembered for the bad stuff,” Morano said. The project’s developers bought the property in 2023 under Richmond Valley LLC, but public records show the company is tied to the Sandhu Group – which owns hotels the city used to house migrants. Filings submitted to the city describe the building as a “hotel and community center” — not a homeless shelter. “It was a bait and switch,” Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis told The Post. At first, the site was supposed to be a transient hotel — which locals also opposed — and then rumors of a shelter emerged.But Fossella said that former Mayor Eric Adams assured him last year that a shelter would not be built on that corner. “The city lied to the public,” Malliotakis reflected. “A hotel and a homeless shelter are not the same thing,” Morano said. “If this project was approved under one classification but is being implemented as another, that raises serious questions about transparency and whether the proper procedures were followed.” “If this gets done, I’d consider moving,” one neighbor and business owner told The Post. “There’s a gymnastics school right here, there’s dance studios down the block. This is not the proper environment for homeless men.”“I don’t see how I can possibly operate safely,” said Gail Criscione, the owner of Starstruck dance studio, a five-minute walk from the shelter site and where 1,000 students file in and out until 11 p.m., she explained. “I’m just thinking about my girls at night.” Staten Island officials have demanded a public hearing — arguing that residents have the right to weigh in on what happens in their own community. “Our residents do not deserve this shelter, but they certainly deserve the opportunity to be heard. And, they deserve to have their voices heard as soon as possible,” Fossella said.Postal worker busted after violently shoving 4-year-old Jewish boy in NYC suburbCharles GasparinoKendra Duggar’s mugshot revealed after her arrest on criminal charges in Arkansas Nicole Kidman growing close to Australian actor as they’re spotted holding hands after Keith Urban divorce: reportBorough President Vito Fossella said that former Mayor Eric Adams told him that no shelter would be built in Charleston.Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’ on Netflix, a Fitting Conclusion to the Stylish Rock ‘n’ Roll Gangster Saga
US News Homeless Shelters Homelessness Staten Island Zohran Mamdani
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Mamdani's wife praised terrorists on social media in young adult years: reportNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s wife Ruma Duwaji praised Palestinian terrorists on different social media accounts as a young adult.
Read more »
Zohran Mamdani’s Wife’s Old Social Media Posts Under ScrutinyPosts from Rama Duwaji's teenage years and early 20s prompted some concerns earlier this week.
Read more »
NYC Mayor Mamdani launches community safety office, inching forward a campaign promiseNEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday unveiled a new office dedicated to community safety, a tentative first step toward fulfilling a
Read more »
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani launches community safety officeNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has created a new community safety office intended to shift some mental health crisis response away from police. The mayor signed an executive order Thursday to create the office, which he called a first step in fulfilling a campaign pledge.
Read more »
NYC Mayor Mamdani launches community safety office, inching forward a campaign promiseNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has created a new community safety office intended to shift some mental health crisis response away from police.
Read more »
Mamdani announces NYC Mayor's Office of Community Safety to oversee mental health, other city programsMayor Zohran Mamdani is taking the first steps toward overhauling how the city responds to 911 calls involving mental health problems.
Read more »