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. Residents also accused city officials of deliberately rushing the process to limit community input, fast-tracking a deal they say appears lucrative for developers with little regard for neighborhood well-being.

The city reportedly told local leaders in early 2025 that the project was indefinitely shelved, only to announce it as an active and nearly completed center in January 2026, leaving the community with just weeks to organize before it opens.

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"What we’re offended by is the lack of notification and the wrong location. It shouldn't be here," community member Bonnie Barend said, criticizing the site's suitability. 

"And I'm also offended by the way you've been talking to these great citizens here tonight. They care about their community. They care about your safety, their children’s safety. We shouldn’t be denigrating anyone here."

In response, city representatives and some locals emphasized the urgent need for homeless services in districts that lack proper resources. 

To address concerns, the board said the center will include heavy security, strict curfews and a ban on residents with specific criminal histories, especially women on probation or parole for sex offenses due to the nearby school.

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However, when HSNY Chief Program Officer Xellex Rivera explained that it only asks newcomers about criminal history, the crowd erupted in outrage, with one resident shouting, "Unacceptable. That is not a background check."

Rivera responded, "That is fair. I 100% agree with everybody. That is fair." Rivera added that while it can check sex offender registries, it cannot conduct a full criminal background check.

Other residents raised concerns about the shelter’s proximity to a legal cannabis dispensary and a Home Depot, arguing that tools sold there could be used as weapons and suggesting that guards should be armed. A local father also cited a recent tragedy at a shelter in Long Island City to highlight potential risks to children.

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Tensions remained high as community members and city representatives continued to clash, with one resident shouting at board chairperson Valerie Mason, "You're not advocating for us!" 

During the uproar, the moderator added, "There are valid concerns being expressed but if you’re going to yell at me, it doesn’t help to get them aired."

Board member Todd "TJ" Stein also expressed disappointment with the process, saying, "This was just, unfortunately, not a really well-run meeting. And that just sucks. … We as a community had three weeks to basically be thrown this information."

In closing remarks, Valerie Mason acknowledged the atmosphere, saying, "I know it didn't start off that great, but people were a little hot-tempered and not willing to understand how the process works."

Child sex charges continue to pile up against an illegal alien soccer coach accused of sexually attacking and murdering one of his players. 

Mario Edgardo Garcia-Aquino, 44, an illegal immigrant "gotaway" from El Salvador, is now being slapped with more child sex charges after he was charged with raping and murdering a teen boy he coached, including sodomy and oral copulation with a minor under 16.

Garcia-Aquino, after entering the United States, established himself in the San Fernando Valley as a soccer coach. His work managing these teams made him a visitor of Whitsett Fields Park in North Hollywood, a major place where youth soccer games in the area are played, and where Garcia-Aquino allegedly met 13-year-old Oscar Hernandez, who he subsequently sexually assaulted and then murdered.

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Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office slapped nine more child sex charges against Garcia-Aquino this week – eight counts of sodomy of a person under age 16 and one count of oral copulation of a minor under 16, according to an amended complaint obtained by Fox News Digital. Garcia-Aquino reportedly pleaded not guilty to the additional charges through his attorney, according to local media reports. Fox News Digital inquired with the L.A. County Public Defender's Office but did not receive a response in time for publication. 

The L.A. County District Attorney's Office, which is prosecuting the case against Garcia-Aquino, declined to comment further on the ongoing case.

A complaint from the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles indicates that on March 28, Garcia-Aquino murdered 13-year-old Oscar Hernandez while sexually assaulting him. The same complaint also accuses Garcia-Aquino of a second sexual assault and rape on a child from December 2022.

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Meanwhile, a separate case involving sexual assault charges against Garcia-Aquino that occurred on Feb. 22, 2024, was also reportedly added to the case later down the road. He also allegedly assaulted this minor numerous other times between September 2022 and July 2023, according to the complaint.

Now, as the charges pile up against the illegal immigrant soccer coach, he could face the death penalty. 

"13-year-old Oscar "Omar" Hernandez was an innocent child who was exploited and killed by this depraved illegal alien who should have never been in this country," the Department of Homeland Security said last year. "Under President Trump and Secretary Noem’s leadership, child predators, pedophiles and murderers will be hunted down and removed from America’s communities." 

Hernandez was reportedly last seen leaving his home in Sun Valley to meet the soccer coach, according to family members, but he was later found dead along the side of the road. 

In one of the other cases, involving the sexual assault of a 14-year-old boy, Garcia-Aquino was reportedly said by authorities to have "befriended" a family through a local soccer program, and that the teen's parents eventually let them stay the night at Garcia-Aquino's home.

The murdered boy's brother told CBS News that he believed Garcia-Aquino targeted families who did not have the proper legal status to reside in the United States.