Prohibits the location of homeless shelters within five hundred feet of a school, place of worship or transit facility; provides an exception for a shelter program or food program operated by a place of worship.

Also relevant to:Housing-insecure Currently unhoused Public transit user

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This bill would prevent new homeless shelters from being built within 500 feet of schools, places of worship, or transit facilities in New York City. It defines these terms and clarifies that shelter or food programs run by places of worship are exempt from this rule. If passed, this change would take effect 90 days later.

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