Affluent Upper East Side explodes in outrage over controversial homeless shelter: 'Unacceptable!'

Chaos and fury erupted Monday in New York City’s affluent Upper East Side as residents packed a public meeting in protest of a planned homeless shelter they said "reeks of a for-profit intent."

The women's shelter, which was converted from a men’s center after massive public pushback, is slated to open around April and will accommodate up to 250 women.

At a Community Board 8 Manhattan meeting hosted by Housing Solutions of New York (HSNY), opponents sounded alarms over the shelter’s proximity to schools and daycare centers.