Brooklyn, NY (June 7, 2026)
NYC Health + Hospitals is preparing to open a new transitional housing program in Crown Heights for unhoused adults living with serious mental illness, expanding a city initiative designed to connect patients leaving psychiatric care with stable housing and ongoing treatment.
The new site is planned for the Mirage Hotel at 1464 Atlantic Avenue, near Kingston Avenue. It will be the second location in the city’s Bridge to Home program and is expected to open in early fall 2026, with space for up to 50 residents at a time.
The program is intended for adults who have recently been discharged from inpatient psychiatric care but are not yet ready to live independently. Residents will be able to stay for up to one year while receiving support aimed at helping them transition into permanent supportive housing.
Services at the Brooklyn site are expected to include 24-hour supervision, behavioral health treatment, medical care, social work services, case management, and housing navigation. Providers from NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull are expected to deliver care and support on-site.
City health officials have described the program as a way to reduce the cycle in which people with serious mental illness move between hospitals, shelters, and street homelessness without a stable place to recover. The first Bridge to Home site opened in Manhattan in 2025 and has reported strong participation in clinical appointments and housing applications among residents.
The Crown Heights proposal has also prompted local concern. Some residents have raised questions about safety, supervision, and neighborhood impact, noting the site’s proximity to homes, commercial areas, parks, and several community institutions. The location sits just north of the Lubavitch community and near heavily traveled sections of Kingston Avenue and Atlantic Avenue.
NYC Health + Hospitals is expected to present additional details to Brooklyn Community Board 8 in the coming weeks, including staffing plans, security procedures, resident supervision, and how the facility will coordinate with the surrounding neighborhood.
The proposal is likely to remain a focus of local discussion as the city moves toward opening the Brooklyn site later this year.