#OnThisDate in 1985, first homeless families moved into the #BellevueShelter in the former psychiatric hospital.
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NYC law prohibits shelters with more than 200 beds, with some grandfathered exceptions. Most notably, the 850-bed #BellevueShelter was closed a few months ago. But the #BedfordAtlanticShelter and #SchwartzAssessmentShelter, each with 350 beds, remain.

#MurrayHill residents are protesting and petitioning (whom?) to "save" the AMC movie theater on Second Avenue, a block from the #BellevueShelter. It's a for-profit business. If they want it to stay, they should go often and buy tickets and a lot of popcorn. ...
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