Only One Church Shelter Has Reopened This Winter

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19 SHELTERS [There’s Only One Church Shelter That’s Reopened This Winter]( Out of dozens of faith-based shelters, only the Church of the Ascension is accepting homeless guests to stay the night. Photo: Luke Cregan On a warm September night, five men climbed a set of cast-iron steps to a deck behind the Church of the Ascension on the Upper West Side. They took their seats at a patio table sandwiched between the sanctuary’s stained-glass windows and the brick wall of the rectory. Volunteers laid out plates of rice, beans, salad, and roast chicken that they had prepared, and then sat down to join the group. Susan DeVito, on duty for the first time that night, asked for music. One of the guests, a middle-aged man named Antonio, took out his phone and offered to DJ. As they began to eat, Robin Klueber, 61, who has run Ascension’s shelter since 2015, hurried up the steps with as much exuberance as a recent knee replacement allowed and welcomed everyone. After the meal, the group descended into the basement of the Catholic church, where the five guests who had no other place to sleep, along with two volunteers, would spend the night. [Continue reading »]( Want more on city life, real estate, and design? [Subscribe now]( for unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [What We Know About Princess Mako’s Strikingly Mundane Hell’s Kitchen Apartment We weren’t expecting her first spot to have ballrooms and gilded ceilings, but 525 West 52nd Street is a bit blander than one might expect.]( [The Best Gifts for Design-Minded Kids From a Keith Haring play mat for babies to a highly adaptable jumpsuit for teens.]( [This Andrew Yang Administration Is Really Coming Together Wait, who won?]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( It happened this week — let’s talk about it. [Sign up for My Week in New York](: a new newsletter from the editors. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( If you enjoyed reading Curbed’s daily newsletter, forward it to a friend. Or [sign up for our Design Hunting newsletter]( for a visual diary from design editor Wendy Goodman and the [Listings Edit newsletter](, a digest of particularly worth-it apartments for rent in New York City. [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](param=curbed) | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 11th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2021, All rights reserved