A judge has tossed a lawsuit filed by a few local residents, that sought to prevent the expansion of homeless shelter services at an East Third Street facility after the city closes the dilapidated Bellevue shelter.
A judge has tossed a lawsuit filed by a few local residents, that sought to prevent the expansion of homeless shelter services at an East Third Street facility after the city closes the dilapidated Bellevue shelter. ( Photo: Google Maps )

The city wants to move all intake services for adult men to a preexisting shelter, which drew a lawsuit from a few local residents. It was tossed by a judge on June 10.

Judge Tosses Lawsuit Trying to Block East Village Homeless Shelter

12 Jun 2026 | 04:04
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A judge tossed a suit attempting to block the planned expansion of a homeless shelter on East Third Street, which could become the intake shelter for all homeless men entering the city system, pending an expected appeal.

The East Village shelter currently contains 175 beds and is run by Project Renewal....

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