Community meeting set on proposed intake relocation to East Village

Local elected officials are hosting a community meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) evening to discuss the mayor's plan to relocate Bellevue's adult men's homeless intake operation. 

As previously reported, the proposal would move intake to the men's shelter at 8 E. Third St., while converting Project Renewal's facility at 333 Bowery into an intake center for homeless families. 

The plan has raised questions among some residents about logistics and community impact. Tuesday's meeting is expected to provide more details and offer neighbors an opportunity to ask questions and share feedback. 

On-hand: City Councilmember Harvey Epstein, Assemblymember Deborah Glick, Congressman Dan Goldman, Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal, State Sen. Brian Kavanagh and leaders from Community Board 3.

The meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. at the Sirovich Senior Center, 331 E. 12th S. between First Avenue and Second Avenue. 

Previously on EV Grieve: • Bellevue Shelter closing; intake shifting to East 3rd Street and the Bowery

Bellevue Shelter closing; intake shifting to East 3rd Street and the Bowery

ICYMI: This past Thursday, city officials announced plans to close the longtime Bellevue men's shelter on 30th Street by the end of April, citing severe deterioration of the building. 

According to Mayor Mamdani's office, the facility — which first opened in 1931 — is in significant disrepair. While officials said there is no immediate danger, the decision to vacate the site was made based on engineering guidance regarding the building's condition. 

The shelter currently houses about 250 people, and the city says it will relocate residents to other facilities while maintaining the same number of shelter beds across the system. 

The change also affects intake locations for people seeking shelter in Manhattan. Beginning May 1, adult men seeking shelter will be directed to Project Renewal facilities at 8 E. Third St. between Second Avenue and the Bowery, while intake for adult families (without minor children) will move to 333 Bowery between Second Street and Third Street. (The two longtime facitities flank the Bowery Hotel.)

City officials said they will conduct a public information campaign to alert people to the new intake sites. The Department of Homeless Services will also maintain a small presence at the Bellevue location for at least a year to direct anyone arriving there to the new sites, with transportation provided. 

Meanwhile, the city says it is working on a long-term redevelopment plan for the Bellevue site.

Monthly plant sales return to the Recovery Center on 3rd Street

The monthly plant sales have started up for the year at the Recovery Center ... starting today from noon to 3 p.m. at the facility, 8 E. Third St. between Second Avenue and the Bowery. 

Proceeds go directly to clients of their outpatient substance use treatment center.

The Center, part of Project Renewal, will host these sales on the third Saturday of the month.

A plant sale today at the Recovery Center on 3rd Street

The Recovery Center is hosting a plant sale today from noon to 3 p.m. at the facility, 8 E. Third St. between Second Avenue and the Bowery. 

Per the flyer, "all proceeds go directly to clients of our outpatient substance use treatment center." 

The Center, part of Project Renewal, hosts plant sales in its outdoor space several times a year.

Project Renewal holding a community meeting on the Bowery tomorrow night

Flyers are up along the Bowery for a community meeting at Project Renewal tomorrow (Tuesday) night from 6-7 at the nonprofit's outpost at 333 Bowery between Second Street and Third Street.



The flyers state: "Do you have questions or concerns about Project Renewal or want more information about the programs and services offered at the shelter?"

The nonprofit was founded in 1967. Per their website:

Project Renewal ... helps homeless and low-income men and women who often have a drug addiction, mental illness or both by providing everything they need to reclaim their lives with renewed health, homes, and jobs.

Project Renewal's Kenton Hall on Third Street between Second Avenue and the Bowery is "home to 100 men on methadone maintenance, receiving comprehensive health, support, and housing services." It opened in 1991.

Last fall, local elected officials along with Project Renewal leaders took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new community garden outside the Third Street shelter. Officials hope that the new space will bring about a bond between the shelter and local community.

Project Renewal celebrating 50 years with Fall Festival, park dedication

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This afternoon at 3, a handful of local elected officials will join Project Renewal at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new community garden outside the organization's Third Street Men's Shelter.

The ribbon-cutting will kick off Project Renewal's Halloween-themed block party on Third Street between Second Avenue and the Bowery for community residents, with costumes, a pumpkin patch, food, games and more.

Going forward, the garden will be a venue for horticultural therapy and other programming for clients of the Third Street Men’s Shelter which, in 1991, became the first homeless shelter contracted by the New York City Department of Homeless Services. Today, the shelter offers a wide range of health, recovery, and job training services to homeless men with substance use disorder histories.

Project Renewal started as the city’s first medical detox clinic on the Bowery in 1967, and has since expanded to serve over 16,000 men, women and children annually.