Posted on January 31, 2016 in Metro Metro, Following a murder at an East Harlem homeless shelter last week, the city plans to boost security at shelters and offer more help for mentally ill homeless New Yorkers. Just before midnight on Jan. 27, 62-year-old Deven Black — a former city schoolteacher and resident at the Boulevard Homeless Shelter on Lexington Avenue — was found with his throat slit and head almost severed, according to the New York Daily News.
