Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Contact Us
  • Power Lists
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Debates & Forums
  • Regions
    • Queens
    • Brooklyn
    • The Bronx
    • Manhattan
    • Staten Island
  • Videos
    • In the Community With
    • Election Debates
    • Power Players
  • Opinion
  • Policy
    • Transportation
    • Education
    • Police & Safety
    • Real Estate & Housing
    • Business & Economics
    • Health
    • Immigration
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
  • Our Network
    • amNY
    • Bronx Times
    • Brooklyn Paper
    • Caribbean Life
    • Dan’s Papers
    • Gay City News
    • Long Island Press
    • Metro
    • Noticia
    • QNS
Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Contact Us
  • Power Lists
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Debates & Forums
  • Regions
    • Queens
    • Brooklyn
    • The Bronx
    • Manhattan
    • Staten Island
  • Videos
    • In the Community With
    • Election Debates
    • Power Players
  • Opinion
  • Policy
    • Transportation
    • Education
    • Police & Safety
    • Real Estate & Housing
    • Business & Economics
    • Health
    • Immigration
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
  • Our Network
    • amNY
    • Bronx Times
    • Brooklyn Paper
    • Caribbean Life
    • Dan’s Papers
    • Gay City News
    • Long Island Press
    • Metro
    • Noticia
    • QNS
Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Regions
  • Queens
  • Brooklyn
  • The Bronx
  • Manhattan
  • Staten Island
  • Videos
  • In the Community With
  • Election Debates
  • Power Players
  • Policy
  • Transportation
  • Education
  • Police & Safety
  • Real Estate & Housing
  • Business & Economics
  • Health
  • Immigration
  • Our Network
  • amNY
  • Bronx Times
  • Brooklyn Paper
  • Caribbean Life
  • Dan’s Papers
  •  
  • Gay City News
  • Long Island Press
  • Metro
  • Noticia
  • QNS
  • Contact Us
  • Power Lists
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Debates & Forums
  • Opinion
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
Manhattan

‘People should never live like this!’ Life inside a Wards Island homeless shelter

By Dean Moses Posted on August 30, 2021
DSC04045-copy-2-copy-re-copy-m-1200×819-1

Anthony Simmons has lived in a homeless shelter on Wards Island for five years, and he says as time has passed, the conditions have progressively worsened — especially after the COVID-19 pandemic hit in the spring of 2020.

Simmons, who is wheelchair-bound, said that dozens of homeless individuals with disabilities at the shelter are forced to share two bathrooms and one shower that are grossly infested with cockroaches, waterbugs and flies.

See the full article at amNewYork

‘People should never live like this!’ Life inside a Wards Island homeless shelter

About the Author

Related Articles

  • The Road From Homelessness To A Construction Job
  • Queens County City Council News Queens Lawmakers On The Move. Jan. 8, 2018
  • De Blasio Spends Final Town Hall of 2017 in Glendale
  • Queens County City Council News Queens Lawmakers On The Move Dec. 18, 2017

Jobs in New York

Add your job

  • Banegas Cleaning Services LLCHouse Cleaner
  • Suburban Pest ControlEnvironmental Cleaning Specialist
  • Military FamilyAu Pair/Nanny

View all jobs…

Sign up for our daily insider news roundup

Subscribe

More from Around New York

bally's
Bronx Times

Bally’s Community Advisory Committee asks for East Bronx investment ahead of casino project vote

Marilyn Oliva, Roberta Degnore, and Anne Maguire stand together against book bans.
Gay City News

Activists protest book bans in front of New York Public Library

arson
QNS

College Point man charged with arson, attempted murder for allegedly starting 2-alarm house fire: NYPD

84th precinct stationhouse
Brooklyn Paper

84th Precinct: Teens arrested for allegedly stealing straphanger’s bag

  • Contact Us
  • Networking Events
  • Podcasts
  • © 2025 Political Edge LLC
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Sections
  • Jobs
  • Power Lists
  • Videos
  • Contact