Lawmakers Force Inspection of NYC Veterans Shelter Amid Federal Funding Tempest
New York City Council members inspected a homeless veterans shelter in Queens to investigate why the city administration rejected federal funding for the facility.
Two City Council members entered a homeless veterans shelter in Queens against the staff’s orders Thursday as they and other lawmakers ramped up pressure on the Mamdani administration to explain why it rejected federal funding for beds at the facility. “We have the legal authority to enter to provide oversight” of city shelters, Councilmember Julie […]
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