It's easy for a city bureaucrat to order that a community centre  remain open all night for the homeless.  But surely he/she has a duty to provide adequate supervision.  As for the discarded needles, should addicts be allowed to shoot up on the premises?  Raises another question - why are taxpayers providing shelter to individuals who have the money to buy drugs.  There are homeless people out there who  are not druggies - who sleep on the street through no fault of their own.  Save these spaces for them.