Village Voice Owner Seeks $100 Million to Shelter Homeless
United Press International
NEW YORK —
Village Voice owner Leonard Stern said Friday that he plans to raise $100 million to build emergency shelters for 2,000 homeless families in New York City.
City shelters took in a record 8,615 people Thursday night, up 60 from the previous record, set Wednesday night, according to the city’s Human Resources Administration.
The shelters would be leased to the city at cost.
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