VOICE (Village Organization for Integrity in Community Engagement) v. City of NY: a coalition of East Village residents and tenant groups in a precinct that voted 70.1% Mamdani in 2025 sued to block the city's plan to convert 8 East 3rd Street into a 200+ bed homeless men's intake center replacing the 30th Street Bellevue facility. Justice Sabrina B. Kraus issued a TRO April 23 pausing the conversion. Full hearing held today (May 7) on whether to extend the TRO. Plaintiffs argue the city improperly invoked a 2022 emergency declaration to bypass Fair Share analysis (NYC Admin Code § 21-312) and ULURP review. The case has become the highest-profile "Mamdani voters sue Mamdani" rebellion of the early administration.

Justice Kraus rescheduled the May 7 oral-argument hearing to May 28 in an "uncommon" move, citing need for more City Hall documents before ruling. TRO remains in effect. Mamdani-voters-sue-Mamdani delay now Day 36+; city can build but not open the intake facility.

2026-05-07 update: Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Sabrina Kraus extended the TRO blocking the Bellevue → East Village men's intake relocation. Substantive hearing on the emergency-powers / environmental-review challenge pushed to May 28. Construction may continue; opening is paused at least through May 28. VOICE plaintiffs argue the Mamdani administration improperly invoked the 2022 emergency declaration.