NYC Churches Ordered Not To Shelter Homeless

Twenty-two churches have stopped providing shelter to homeless New Yorkers - on city orders.

With temperatures below freezing on Saturday, the churches had to follow a city rule requiring faith-based shelters to be open at least five days a week - or not at all.

Arnold Cohen, president of the Partnership for the Homeless, (ed: Partnership for the Homeless?  You’ve got to be kidding!) a nonprofit that serves as a link (ed.: disruptive role?)  between city officials and shelters, delivered the news to the churches several weeks ago that they no longer qualify.

The city’s emergency shelter network contract requires sites to operate at least five nights a week. The 22 churches have limited resources, since they operate their homeless beds using mostly volunteers.

New York City politicians:  You are insane.