Arts & Community
NYC Resources - Drop-In Centers & Meals
NON-SHELTER RESOURCES
DROP-IN CENTERS
(NYC Dept. of Homeless Services)
Intake/Assessment Center application is not required to obtain services at all Drop-In Centers. ID is not required but is recommended. Drop-In Centers do not provide beds. Chairs (based on availability) are furnished for overnight unsheltered individuals.
To contact Drop-In Centers call 311.
Drop-In Centers provide the following services:
- Showers
- Hot meals
- Laundry Facilities
- Clothing
- Counseling
- Assistance in applying for benefits
- Referrals for employment
- Medical assistance
LOCATIONS:
MANHATTAN:
BRC/Project Rescue
Open 24 hours/Men & Women
315 Bowery St. (bet. 1st and 2nd sts)
New York, NY 10003
212.533.5656
Oliveri Center for Women
Open 24 hours/Women Only
257 West 30th Street (Between 7th and 8th Avenues)
St. Agnes Church Undercroft (Grand Central Neighborhood Social Services)
5AM-Midnight/Men & Women
147 East 43rd Street (Between Lexington & 3 Avenues)
Look for small gate past main entrance to church
Peter’s Place
Open 24 hours/Men & Women-Physically frail or over the age of 55
123 West 23rd Street (Between 5th & 6th Avenues)
Neighborhood Center for Homeless People
Open 24 hours/Men & Women
237 East 77th Street (Between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
NYC Rescue Mission
7 night minimum/ Men Only
90 Lafayette Street (Between Walker & White Streets)
212.226.6214
MEALS
Intake/Assessment Center process is not required to receive free meals. ID is not required.
LOCATIONS AND MEAL TIMES:
Bowery Mission
227 Bowery Street (Between Spring & Prince Streets)
Breakfast: Monday-Friday Must arrive at 7:00 A.M.
Sat./Sunday Must arrive at 8:30 A.M.
Lunch: Monday-Friday Must arrive at 12:00 noon.
Sat./Sunday Must arrive at 2:00 P.M.
Dinner: Monday-Friday Must arrive at 6:00 P.M.
Sat./Sunday Must arrive at 6:00 P.M.
NYC Rescue Mission
90 Lafayette Street (Between Walker & White Streets)
Breakfast: Monday-Friday Must arrive at 5:30 A.M.
Sat./Sunday Must arrive at 6:30 A.M.
Dinner: Monday-Saturday Must arrive at 5:30 P.M.
Sunday Must arrive at 4:30 P.M.
St. Francis Xavier
46 West 16th Street (Between 5th and 6th Avenues)
Lunch: Sunday Only 12:30-3:00 P.M.
St. Joseph’s
371 Sixth Avenue (at Washington Place)
Lunch: Sunday Only 1:30-3:00 P.M.
Grace & Hope
114 Third Avenue (at 14th Street)
Dinner Bag: Tuesday-Sunday Must arrive at 8:00 P.M.
Nativity Church
44 Second Avenue (Between 2nd and 3rd Streets)
Lunch: Saturday Only Must arrive at 1:00 P.M.
Coalition for the Homeless Meal Sites:
• Staten Island Ferry-2 Water Street 8:00 P.M.
• Housing Court- 128 Leonard St. 7:30 P.M.
• Sunshine Hotel-215 Bowery 8:15 P.M.
• West 8th Street-400 6th Avenue 8:30 P.M.
• Penn Station-270 West 33rd St. 9:00 P.M.
• Madison Square Park-2 East 26 St. 8:45 P.M.
• Below FDR Drive-450 East 35th St. 7:15 P.M.
• Port Authority-40th St. Bet. 8th & 9th 7:30 P.M.
• 51st & Broadway-212 W. 51st St. 7:15 P.M.
• Central Park- 1 East 72nd St. 9:00 P.M.
• Westside Highway-425 West 79th St. 8:00 P.M.
• St. John the Divine-112th St. Amsterdam Ave. 8:15 P.M.
• Harlem Hospital- 137th St. at Lenox Ave. 8:30 P.M.
Resource sheet borrowed from BRC
