Grasmere women’s shelter presentation on agenda for Community Board 2 meeting next week
Updated May 17, 2021;
Posted May 15, 2021
The Institute for Community Living plans to open a 50-bed shelter at 1055 Hylan Blvd. in Grasmere. (Staten Island Advance)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Representatives from the non-profit agency in the process of opening a Grasmere homeless shelter for women will address Community Board 2 during a virtual meeting of its full board on Tuesday, May 18, at 7 p.m.
The Institute for Community Living plans to open the 50-bed shelter at 1055 Hylan Blvd. It will be for single adult women over the age of 50 who are experiencing homelessness. Safety, security, social services and support will be provided to the residents while they get back on their feet. Priority will be offered to women with roots in the community and Staten Island more broadly.
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A Connecticut man from Fairfield County was killed in a construction accident in New York after being trapped 10 feet underground when a trench collapsed on top of him at a Westchester County worksite.
Police officers, as well as members from the Mamaroneck Fire Department, responded to 648 Shore Acres Drive on a report of a person trapped in a trench at the location, said Mamaroneck PD Chief Sandra DiRuzza.
Upon arrival, the man was located in the rear of the residence trapped by dirt in a trench.
Additional assistance was requested from New Rochelle Fire Department’s Collapse and Rescue Units, as well as Port Chester DPW, Mamaroneck EMS, and Larchmont VAC.
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