A busy city-run benefits center where New Yorkers got help applying for food, rental aid and other cash assistance near Union Square shuttered this week, sending droves of New Yorkers who frequented it scrambling to find alternatives.
New Yorkers who relied on a Union Square benefits center were turned away when it shut down.Gwynne Hogan/Gothamist
Anthony Jones said he was turned away at the East 16th Street location after he was redirected there from 14th Street, while trying to figure out why his food assistance benefits had dried up. Julia Savel, a spokesperson for the Human Resources Administration, said the closure consolidated the agency’s operations of the two offices near Union Square. “Clients will not experience any changes in their receipt of services and may avail themselves of services at any HRA benefits center they choose to visit,” she said.
It’s up to them if they know how to read or don’t know how to read ... That was probably inconvenient, but they were notified for the past month.“It’s up to them if they know how to read or don’t know how to read,” he said, pointing to the sign on the door telling people to go elsewhere. “That was probably inconvenient, but they were notified for the past month.”
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