March 31, 2022: Council Member Ung Calls for More Intake Shelters, Queens Chronicle

Councilmember Sandra Ung (D-Flushing) introduced a bill last Thursday that would require those boroughs lacking a family intake center — which homeless families are required to visit before being placed in a shelter — to each have one within the next two years. The Bronx is the only borough that currently has one. “It’s very hard to get the service that you’re entitled to. That’s what it’s supposed to be for — it’s really for families and these situations,” Ung told the Chronicle. “But what’s the point of having it if it’s only in one borough?”