ALBUQUERQUE’S 300 BED WINTER SHELTER WILL OPEN ON WEDNESDAY. MAYOR R-J BERRY SAYS IT’LL REMAIN OPEN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF MARCH AS AN OPTION TO SLEEPING OUT IN THE COLD FOR THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS.
HE SAYS THERE WILL BE TWO PICKUP LOCATIONS…THE ROCK AT NOON DAY ON SECOND STREET…AND AT CORONADO PARK. THE MAYOR SAYS DURING THE WINTER, THE SHELTER ON THE CITY’S FAR WEST SIDE AVERAGES ABOUT 235 PEOPLE PER NIGHT.
