Officials decry conditions at Queens veterans’ shelter

Officials decry conditions at Queens veterans’ shelter

Lawmakers said Wednesday that they remain concerned about conditions inside the Borden Avenue Veterans’ Residence in Long Island City, several weeks after the city pulled out of a federal program that funded the shelter and a week after two Queens officials were turned away when they tried to enter the building.

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Western Queens community board says DHS failing shelter residents and neighbors

Western Queens community board says DHS failing shelter residents and neighbors

A community board in Western Queens is calling on the city to live up to its promise to its residents, both housed and unhoused, to provide safe and consistent shelter to all in the district.

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