Westhab takes over shelter contract

Change in vendors will cost the city a premium, paying $355M for homeless

By Abigail Nehring

Posted 3/23/23

City homeless services officials have selected Yonkers-based Westhab Inc. as the new nonprofit provider to build and operate the proposed 130-bed single adult homeless shelter at 6661 Broadway in North Riverdale. The proposed contract award amount for the new vendor has jumped to $355 million.

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