"Secret Project" Hidden From The Upper East Side
Shocking News: A proposed 200 ex-inmates Men's Homeless shelter and halfway house on 1114 First Avenue and 61st Street is planned to open in March 2026. Local businesses, neighborhood schools, nearby parks, including the East River Esplanade will suffer profound consequences. It will cause a life changing impact to the Upper East Side. I received the notification from my building manager on January 29, 2026. This "sneaky" project, without any notice and obviously not clearly honest to the community, should be investigated on its illegality. Why was the action of this major project being kept secret for so long? A work permit is already on the windows of the lobby door. Residents and local businesses in the surrounding areas must try to stop this project!