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If you are experiencing unsheltered homelessness and living on the streets or subway, you can get help at drop-in centers. These centers are designed to make getting services easier and to help remove barriers that may be keeping you from taking the first step toward transitional and permanent housing. 

At drop-in centers, you can access specialized services that meet your immediate needs such as:

  • Hot meals and clothing
  • Showers and laundry facilities
  • Counseling, case management services, and connections to health care, including medical care and mental health care
  • Help finding a job or applying for benefits

On-site staff can also work closely with you to help you transition off the streets if you choose to do so.

You can drop in at any time. All centers are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays. You have the right to access services regardless of immigration status.

Learn more about street homeless services and outreach.

The Living Room
800 Barretto Street (at Lafayette Avenue)
Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays

By Subway: 6 train to Hunts Point Avenue

Gathering Place
2402 Atlantic Avenue (between Sackman Street and Jardine Place)
Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays

By Subway: A train to Broadway Junction

Mainchance
120 East 32nd Street (between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue)
Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays

By Subway: 6 train to 33rd Street

Olivieri Center for Homeless
257 West 30th Street (between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue)
Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays

By Subway: A, C, E, 1, 2, or 3 train to 34th Street-Penn Station

Breaking Ground
100-32 Atlantic Avenue (at 102nd Street)
Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays

Project Hospitality
150 Richmond Terrace (between Wall Street and Schuyler Street)
Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays

Throughout the year, DHS operates five "service and support buses" strategically placed at locations throughout the City. These buses provide unsheltered individuals with temporary respite from outdoor conditions at night.  They serve as warm locations during colder weather and cooler locations during warmer weather.

Staff are on-site to engage each individual and provide additional information about the full range of services available to them.

Service and support buses are located at:

Bronx

Lincoln Hospital
234 East 149th Street
Bronx, NY 10451 
Accessible via Subway: 4/5 train to 149 Street-Grand Concourse Station

Manhattan

Penn Station
Corner of 34th Street and 7th Avenue  
Accessible via Subway: A/C/E train to 34 Street/Penn Station 

Bellevue Hospital
East 30th Street between FDR Drive and 1st Avenue  
Accessible via Subway: 6 train to 28 Street Station  

Queens

Queens Hospital Center
82-68 164th Street
Jamaica, NY, 11432
Accessible via Subway: F train to Parsons Boulevard Station  

Elmhurst Hospital Center
79-01 Broadway
Queens, NY, 11373
Accessible via Subway: 7 train to 82 Street Station 

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