Drop-In Centers
The NYC Department of Homeless Services operates five drop-in centers throughout the city that are generally geared to chronically street homeless people and other hard-to-reach homeless populations. Drop-in centers provide hot meals, showers, laundry facilities, clothing, medical care, recreational space, employment referrals, and other social services. Staff can also help clients find a safe and secure place to sleep.
The Living Room
800 Baretto Street, Bronx
718.893.3606
Open 24 hours
Mainchance Drop-in Center
120 East 32nd Street, Manhattan
Open 24 hours
Daytime Drop-in Centers
The following three drop-in centers operate from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; they also provide referrals to overnight beds.
Manhattan
Olivieri Center
257 West 30th Street
212.947.3211
Brooklyn
The Gathering Place
2402 Atlantic Avenue
718.385.8726
Staten Island
Project Hospitality
25 Central Avenue
718.720.0079
Youth Drop-In Centers and Shelters
Covenant House
460 West 41st Street
212.613.0300 x5212
Serves youth up to age 20.
Sylvia's Place (MCCNY Charities, Inc.)
446 West 36th Street
212.629.7440
Serves LGBTQI youth ages 18–24.
Ali Forney Center
321 West 125th Street
212.206.0574
Serves LGBTQ youth ages 16–24.
Safe Horizon Streetworks Project
Anonymous Teen and Youth Homelessness Hotline: 800.708.6600
Harlem Homeless Drop-in Center
209 West 125th Street
212.695.2220
Serves youth up to age 24.
Lower East Side Homeless Drop-in Center
33 Essex Street
646.602.6404
Serves youth up to age 24.