Exclusive: New York Loft Hostel in East Williamsburg Is Turning Into a 140-Bed Homeless Shelter

European tourists from New York Loft Hostel will be replaced with homeless men.

Exclusive: New York Loft Hostel in East Williamsburg Is Turning Into a 140-Bed Homeless Shelter

The trendy New York Loft Hostel at 249 Varet Street between Bogart and White streets near the Morgan Avenue stop on the L train in East Williamsburg is about to become a homeless shelter, Bushwick Daily has learned.

The Department of Homeless Services (DHS) says that the hostel, which is currently accepting bookings through the end of the month, will soon be operational as a shelter under the direction of the agency Project Renewal, which was established in 1967.

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