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Phoenix House

Closed Astoria, New York

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Address: 34-25 Vernon Blvd, Astoria, NY 11106
Operated: 1967 to 2015; source
Operator: NO LONGER ADMITS MINORS
Owners: NO LONGER ADMITS MINORS

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Phoenix House was a program in Astoria, New York, operated by NO LONGER ADMITS MINORS. It operated from 1967 to 2015.

2 news articles
1 staff member named

About Phoenix House

It closed in 2015.source

It operates in ten states with 150 programs.source

Survivor testimony

What people who lived or worked here say happened. Survivors' own words are published with their permission; forum accounts are what was posted publicly and are reported as claims, not findings.

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News coverage

Anderson Valley Advertiser Jan 20, 1999 General

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Staff

Administration

Mitchell Rosenthal

Former Foundersource

Documents

Documents on file (2)

Woodbury Reports Mentions (2)

Materials and links

Reference and research

114. Phoenix House

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Reporting this program

This program closed in 2015, so the state agency that licensed it can no longer act against it. Other channels may still be able to: the boards that license the people who worked here, law enforcement, and the civil courts.

The New York reporting channels list each one and what it can do. Time limits depend on the state, the kind of harm and the survivor's age, and many states have lengthened or removed them for child sexual abuse, so a program closing long ago does not by itself mean it is too late. Laws change, so the time limits we list were correct when we checked them but may have been updated since; a lawyer can tell you where things stand now.