LGBT youth shelter refuses to shut down during the pandemic.

The Ali Forney Center's social media post announcing their inability to close due to coronavirus. (Photo: Ali Forney Center / Instagram)

The Ali Forney Center, the New York-based LGBTQ community center, released a statement in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

New York State has more cases than anywhere else in the country with 524 as of today – including its first…