East Village Shelter TRO Hearing Day: Judge Kraus Weighs Whether to Extend Block on 8 East 3rd Street Intake Center

Justice Sabrina B. Kraus hears arguments today on whether to extend the April 23 TRO blocking Mamdani's plan to convert 8 East 3rd Street into a 200+ bed homeless men's intake center replacing 30th Street Bellevue. VOICE (Village Organization for Integrity in Community Engagement) plaintiffs argue the city improperly invoked a 2022 emergency declaration to bypass Fair Share + ULURP review. East Village voted 70.1% Mamdani in 2025; the suit is the highest-profile "Mamdani voters sue Mamdani" rebellion of the early administration.

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