Chair Hudson questions DHS on Tillery Street shelter safety improvements
Hudson cites Gothamist reporting on fights and Priority 1 incidents at Tillery. Fellini says incidents decreased 48% for P1s and 45% overall since BRC took over.
I want to ask a few questions about
The Tillery Street Women's Shelter, which is in my district.
Recent reporting from Gothamist brought public attention to that shelter where there were at least 260 fights and disputes in 2024, which was a 72% increase from 2019.
The report found that the number of Priority 1 serious incidents is more than twice the citywide average for single adult shelters.
Do you believe that shelter safety conditions have changed since Bowery Residence Committee or BRC took over from the Institute for Community Living or ICL as the shelter operator earlier this year?
Thank you for the question.
We do.
Just numerically, the rate of incidents has decreased 48% since against calendar year 25 in P1s alone, 45% overall.
And I think what was...
Sorry, 41% overall?
45% overall, sorry.
45%.
Yeah.
Okay.