Dem city splashes on controversial $65M homeless center... but only trans people are allowed to stay there
The city-funded Ace's Place homeless shelter in Long Island City announced its opening on Tuesday.
Officials said the facility is the only of its kind in the entire nation and will offer up 150 beds to transgender New Yorkers in need.
'This shelter is a hard-fought declaration that our transgender and gender nonconforming siblings will no longer be pushed to the margins,' Sean Ebony Coleman, CEO of Destination Tomorrow, which is managing the shelter, said.
Coleman told the Gothamist that the shelter is named after his mother, whose nickname was Ace.
While Destination Tomorrow, a Bronx-based LGBTQ + center, is running the facility, the city is footing the bill.
Through 2030, about $65 million will be poured into the shelter. This equates to annual cost of about $86,700 per bed over the period.
'Ace's Place will offer Transgender New Yorkers a safe place to heal and stabilize in trauma-informed settings with the support of staff who are deeply invested in their growth and wellbeing,' Department of Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow Park said.
Park told the Gothamist New York City assigns people to shelters based on their gender identity.
New York City is mandated to reserve 30 beds citywide for transgender or gender non-conforming people.
These individuals can still live in traditional shelters or be transferred to Ace's Place now that is it open, Park explained.
Coleman, who identifies as trans-masculine, said this kind of shelter has been a long-awaited addition to the city.
He told the Gothamist: 'Can you imagine going into an environment and you're asking for help and they're constantly misgendering you and constantly telling you you're not who you say you are, how do you learn in that environment?
'How do you thrive in that environment? It's almost impossible.'
The shelter has a full-time psychiatric nurse onsite, as well as social workers to help coach and support its residents.
Destination Tomorrow will also be implementing its 'holistic' approaches to mental wellness, offering activities including yoga and meditation.
The nonprofit also plans on starting up culinary programs for people living at the shelter.
Through these offerings, residents will get hands-on kitchen experience.
Park said she is thrilled to announce Ace's Place's opening as transgender rights 'are under attack.'
The liberal city opened the first of its kind shelter as Donald Trump has launched efforts against gender-affirming care and banned transwomen from competing in women's sports.
Roughly one-third of all transgender people in the US are homeless at some point in their lives.
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