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Greenpointers Object to Sex Offenders in Shelter
A controversial homeless shelter at 400 McGuinness Boulevard in Greenpoint has upset residents again with the disclosure it is now housing sex offenders, The New York Daily News reported. After years of opposition from politicians and Greenpoint residents (1,500 of whom signed a petition against it), the shelter opened early under the radar over the summer. The facility is used to temporarily house 200 homeless men before they are sent to more suitable long-term shelter elsewhere. “My kids will not be let out of my eyesight,” the Daily News quoted a father of two who lives six blocks from the shelter as saying. “I used to let my 9-year old son ride around the block just to get a little bit of freedom. Now, there’s no way in hell I’ll ever let him do it.” A spokeswoman for the Department of Homeless Services, Heather Janik, noted that the agency is legally required to house all the city’s homeless regardless of criminal background.
Greenpoint Residents Angry Shelter Now Housing Sex Offenders [NY Daily News]
More Details on Just-Opened Greenpoint Homeless Shelter [Brownstoner]
Controversial Greenpoint Homeless Shelter Welcomes First Residents [DNAinfo]
400 McGuinness Is Now Open as a Shelter [Brownstoner] GMAP
03/08/2013 9:00 AM
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Carroll Gardens Shelter Owner Makes a Mint off Homeless
According to a story in The New York Times on Friday, the city pays landlords a remarkable sum of money to house homeless people. And one of the major beneficiaries has been Alan Lapes who has been trying to turn the empty condo building at 165 West 9th Street in Carroll Gardens into a homeless shelter. The story shows why a homeless shelter may be more lucrative than rentals, even in a neighborhood like Carroll Gardens. According to the story, the city pays $3,000 a month for each person it houses in single room occupancy hotels–rooms with neither kitchen nor bathroom. About half of that goes to the landlord and the rest goes to pay for security and social services, though there have been many complaints that those services are never provided. Lapes owns or leases 20 of the city’s 231 shelters making him the largest operator and one of the few that is for-profit. According to the story, Lapes has been trying to push out long-term tenants to make room for the homeless and, “at several of Mr. Lapes’s shelters, tenants — both homeless and longer-term residents — say the buildings are often characterized by violence, drug-use, mice, broken elevators, periods without heat and hot water, and violations of fire safety laws.” His efforts to convert the 10 unit Carroll Gardens building into a shelter for 170 men has been met with opposition in the community and the comptrollers office has begun an audit of the city’s payments to the company.
For Some Landlords, Real Money in the Homeless [NY Times] GMAP
Carrol Gardens Residents ask Liu to Stop Shelter [Brownstoner]
Fresh Intrigue Over Carroll Gardens Homeless Shelter [Brownstoner]
Breaking: Court Blocks Carroll Gardens Homeless Shelter [Brownstoner]
Controversial Carroll Gardens Homeless Shelter Opens [Brownstoner]
Pols, Angry Residents Confront Homeless Shelter Execs [Brownstoner]
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02/11/2013 10:30 AM
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Carroll Gardens Residents Ask Liu to Stop Shelter
The Coalition for Carroll Gardens continues to fight the plan to convert the apartment building at 165 West 9th Street into a homeless shelter. According to a press release, there are only a few days left before the Department of Homeless Services will push through its proposal to establish the shelter for 170 single men in the 10-unit building and “hundreds of Carroll Gardens residents are appealing to New York City Comptroller John Liu to closely scrutinize this contract.” For the DHS to enter into contract with Aguila, the landlord for this proposed shelter, the DHS needs a sign off from the comptroller. And according to the coalition, “The New York City Comptroller has already uncovered unsafe and unsanitary shelters owned and/or run by Alan Lapes and Aguila Inc.” The residents successfully had a temporary restraining order issued for the building, although the DHS later denied the restraining order went through.
The Daily News reports that six other homeless shelters have opened in the borough in the last two years over significant community opposition in part to accommodate a spike in homelessness which is up 17 percent over last year. A squeeze in available public housing and the end of a $200 million rent assistance program have contributed to the problem according to officials. The proposal for the Carroll Gardens shelter is being reviewed in the courts and the next hearing is scheduled for January 25, 2013.
Six Homeless Shelters Open in Brooklyn in the Last Two Years [NY Daily News]
Fresh Intrigue Over Carroll Gardens Homeless Shelter [Brownstoner] GMAP
Breaking: Court Blocks Carroll Gardens Homeless Shelter [Brownstoner]
Controversial Carroll Gardens Homeless Shelter Opens [Brownstoner]
Pols, Angry Residents Confront Homeless Shelter Execs [Brownstoner]
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01/23/2013 10:30 AM
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Fresh Intrigue Over Carroll Gardens Homeless Shelter
The City’s Department of Homeless Services and the Coalition for Carroll Gardens are fighting over whether or not a temporary restraining order was issued concerning the proposed homeless shelter at 165 West 9th Street, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported.
“The petitioner’s application for a temporary restraining order (TRO) was denied,” Heather Janik, Press Secretary at DOHS told the Brooklyn Eagle via email on November 29…That was news to the petitioner, the Coalition for Carroll Gardens, which was celebrating the approval of the restraining order. Steven Miller, chair of the Coalition for Carroll Gardens said the group was amazed at the Department of Homeless Service’s statement.”
The judge did, in fact, issue a temporary restraining order, according to the Eagle, which “prohibits the city and its contractors from ‘using the building in violation of applicable laws and requirements.’” The DHS spokeswoman said in an email that the judge’s order “merely says that the City can’t use the building in violation of any laws, which of course the City would not do.” In response, Miller said, “The City is being dishonest in its position claiming that no TRO was not granted.” A hearing on CCG’s application for a preliminary injunction will take place tomorrow. CCG contends that the proposal to house 170 homeless men at the site would violate the building’s certificate of occupancy, which allows only 30 residents. The ten-unit apartment building has never been occupied because of problems with the Department of Buildings.
Restraining Order Intrigue Clouds Fate of Homeless Shelter [Brooklyn Eagle]
Breaking: Court Blocks Carroll Gardens Homeless Shelter [Brownstoner]
Controversial Carroll Gardens Homeless Shelter Opens [Brownstoner]
Pols, Angry Residents Confront Homeless Shelter Execs [Brownstoner]
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12/06/2012 9:45 AM
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Breaking: Court Blocks Carroll Gardens Homeless Shelter
The New York Supreme Court has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the use of 165 West 9th Street in violation of civil or state codes, according to the Coalition for Carroll Gardens. The luxury apartment building designed by architect Robert Scarano was dogged for years with problems with the city’s building department and codes and was never occupied until Hurricane Sandy sent 120 homeless veterans there earlier this month. Nonprofit shelter operator Housing Solutions USA has said it intends to open a permanent homeless shelter for 170 men in that location, which local residents and politicians oppose. A preliminary hearing for an injunction is scheduled for Dec. 7. Meanwhile, the displaced homeless veterans relocated back to their original shelter location in Queens on Nov. 16, so 165 West 9th Street is empty for the moment.
Controversial Carroll Gardens Homeless Shelter Opens [Brownstoner]
Pols, Angry Residents Confront Homeless Shelter Execs [Brownstoner]
Photo by Pardon Me For Asking
11/28/2012 2:26 PM
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Pols, Angry Residents Confront Homeless-Shelter Execs
An overflow crowd of more than 300 people and local politicians packed a school auditorium in Carroll Gardens last night to hear from and question officials about the proposed homeless shelter at 165 West 9th Street in Carroll Gardens. The meeting was punctuated by angry outbursts from the crowd, and ABC, Fox News, and NY1 were there filming. At issue are possible conflicts of interest between the building’s owners, nonprofit shelter operator Housing Solutions USA, and the New York City Department of Homeless Services; the suitability and legality of the long-troubled and empty luxury apartment building to house 170 homeless men; and the lack of oversight and transparency in the emergency shelter contract process. While the meeting raised larger issues about whether the citywide emergency shelter process lacks sufficient oversight and is leading to abuse and corruption among shelter operators or contract awards, it appears likely the shelter will open despite intense opposition among both residents and politicians, including Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, as long as the facility meets city code for number of bathrooms and space per person.
10/25/2012 12:00 PM
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Meeting on Shelter Tonight, More Disturbing Revelations
Community Board Six is holding an information session tonight about the proposed homeless shelter at 165 West 9th Street in Carroll Gardens. Attending will be the Department of Homeless Services, proposed shelter operator and nonprofit Housing Solutions USA, local politicians and concerned Carroll Gardens residents. Meanwhile, Capital New York continues to investigate the building’s ownership and ties to proposed shelter operator Housing Solutions USA. The latest column reveals that the building’s owner from 2001 to 2004 was Stuart Podolsky, who 30 years ago pled guilty to harassing rent-controlled tenants in several buildings he and his family owned. He may still be the owner: It is not clear who currently owns the building because ownership is sheltered under an LLC name. Back in the day, the Podolskys hired gangs to “break into rent-controlled units and ransack them, start fires and floods (more…)
10/24/2012 10:00 AM
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Pushback on Planned Carroll Gardens Shelter
Regarding the plans revealed last week to locate a homeless shelter at 165 West 9th Street in Carroll Gardens, local residents have posted a petition on change.org asking for the chance to meet with local pols and discuss the proposal. Community Board Six has already said it plans to set up a public meeting to learn more about the plans. Columnist Andrew Rice of Capital New York charges the shelter is ”something of an inside job, as D.H.S. prepares to award a no-bid contract worth millions of dollars to the agency’s recently departed commissioner, who appears, in turn, to be renting the building that will house the shelter from one of his newly established nonprofit’s own board members.” The proposed site is an apartment building self-certified by architect Robert Scarano, who is no longer permitted to file applications with the city, that has sat mostly empty for the last ten years because of construction issues, according to Curbed.
New Homeless Shelter Built on Old Relationships [Capital NY]
Homeless Shelter Proposed for Scarano Building [Brownstoner]
Photo by Pardon Me For Asking
10/16/2012 9:00 AM
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Lackluster Defense of Ft. Greene Shelter Conditions
Last night Community Board 2′s Health, Environment and Social Services Committee held a meeting with the Department of Homeless Services concerning the Auburn Family Shelter, the facility in the middle of the Walt Whitman Houses at 39 Auburn Place, in Fort Greene. Previous complaints from Auburn residents have been documented extensively and include, according to a Local article, “Inadequate food, inadequate medical attention, a leaky roof, moldy rooms and bathrooms with broken sinks and doors… insufficient security and fire safety protections, fetid odors, and leaks from waste containers.” Residents have also complained about inadequate heating during winter months. CB2 prepared a list of questions for the four DHS reps and the shelter director in attendance. However, reps claimed they were “unprepared” to answer the questions and needed to time to talk to the building manager to address any building concerns.
Click through to read about the questions from CB2, including elevator breakdowns, reported abuse from staff and DHS’s response to the heating complaints…
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09/08/2011 9:30 AM
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Small Homeless Shelter Operating Out of Slope Church
Homeless people have slept on the steps of Old First Reformed Church in Park Slope for several years, a situation that, according to Patch, upset some in the neighborhood but has now resulted in the creation of a small overnight shelter in the house of worship. The shelter, which opened earlier this month, houses 10-12 men a night who are screened by CAMBA, the organization that runs the women’s shelter at the Park Slope Armory. The opening of the shelter is not without controversy, according to a couple of Slope residents interviewed by the Brooklyn Paper. One had this to say: “People don’t want the neighborhood to go down the drain again…You open something like that and there could be trouble.” The church’s reverend tells the paper that he didn’t run the idea of the shelter by the community before opening it because he knew it might not sit well with some and “we care more about what God thinks than what neighbors think.” Still, given that only a dozen men are sleeping there every night and the fact that homeless people already congregated outside the church, it’s tough to see how this could have a marked impact on the community.
A New Respite for Homeless at Old First [Patch]
Living on a Prayer! [Brooklyn Paper]
Photo via PropertyShark.
07/28/2011 9:00 AM
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New Plan for Greenpoint Shelter Still Unpopular
Although last month the nonprofit Help USA withdrew its proposal to run a homeless shelter at 400 McGuinness Boulevard in Greenpoint, another nonprofit—Bowery Residents Committee—now wants to operate a 200-bed shelter for homeless men in the building. The Daily News reports that the new plan is once again unpopular with many in the neighborhood. One resident is quoted as saying that the “project could destroy our block,” and the article says around 1,500 members of the community have sent the city letters voicing opposition to the proposal.
Greenpoint Residents Seeing Red Over Proposed Homeless Shelter [NY Daily News] GMAP
Greenpoint Homeless Shelter Proposal Scrapped [Brownstoner]
03/17/2011 9:30 AM
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Greenpoint Homeless Shelter Proposal Scrapped
On Friday Brooklyn11211 and New York Shitty broke the news that the homeless shelter proposed for 400 McGuinness Boulevard, at the foot of the Pulaski Bridge, is a non-starter. NYS reprinted the letter from the building’s owner and nonprofit Help USA to the Dept. of Homeless services about the proposal being withdrawn, and it cites budgetary concerns as the reason the shelter won’t be happening. NYS, however, sees this as a community-activism win for a proposal that was deeply unpopular with residents: “We did it!!! Let this be yet another example that community action can and does work! In closing, I would like to give props to our Community Board, City Councilman, Steve Levin; State Senator Martin Malave Dilan; Assemblyman Joseph Lentol and my fellow Greenpointers for their hard work and due diligence fighting against this project.”
400 McGuinness Shelter Nixed [Brooklyn 11211] GMAP
Last Gasp: Withdrawn! [NYS]
Greenpointers Really Don’t Want Homeless Shelter [Brownstoner]
02/07/2011 9:30 AM
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More Space for Homeless at Sumner Armory?
According to the Daily News, some Bedford-Stuyvesant residents are once again protesting an expansion of the homeless shelter at the Sumner Armory on Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Putnam. The move would result in the shelter having 400 beds. While the city says it has brought in contractors to subdivide the shelter space so it can hold double its current capacity, 200, “for temporary emergency housing, particularly during the winter months,” angered residents see the move as placing a disproportionate burden on the neighborhood to house the homeless. One person interviewed by the Daily News had the following to say: “They need to create new shelters in different areas. Why bring more into our community?” Meanwhile, a homeless advocate says the expansion is illegal since there are “lawsuits and local ordinances that limit the number of beds in a shelter to 200.”
Planned Expansion of Bedford-Stuyvesant Homeless Shelter Angers Local Residents [Daily News] GMAP
Planned Expansion of Bedford-Stuyvesant Homeless Shelter Angers Local Residents [Daily News] GMAP
01/26/2011 9:00 AM
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Another New Build-Turned-Shelter Upsetting Residents
The Daily News has another story about a new construction building that’s been turned into a homeless shelter, this time in Bed-Stuy rather than Crown Heights. In this case, a building at 652 Park Avenue was allowed to be built to twice the size allowed by zoning because architect Harry Radusky said in DOB filings that it was going to be used as a dorm for teachers and students at a Jewish school in Williamsburg—thus qualifying for “community use” supersizing. While DOB officials say that the property’s current use as a homeless shelter likely also qualifies as a community facility, some residents aren’t thrilled with the switcheroo: “We were deceived. When they first started building it they said it was going to be apartments,” said Melissa Mona, 27, who lives across from the hulking building at 652 Park Ave., which now takes in a revolving door of homeless families. “It’s not right,” added Mona. “I think we should know who’s moving into our community.” Radusky—who has a track record of manipulating and sidestepping DOB restrictions—claims no wrongdoing. The developer of 652 Park is getting paid $100,000 a month in rent by the Bushwick Economic Development Corp. for the shelter.
Bed-Stuy Residents Furious Over Condo Project [NY Daily News] GMAP
Condo-Turned-Shelter Sparks Homeless Frenzy [Brownstoner]
Photo from Everyscape.
06/15/2009 9:00 AM
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Fire Leaves 75 PLG Households Looking for Shelter
A six-alarm fire destroyed a portion of the top floor of an 84-unit apartment building in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens on Friday, leaving 23 firefighters and two civilians injured, and the residents essentially homeless. The fire took two hours and 250 firefighters to extinguish. Between 25 and 35 of the 75 households in the building were temporarily sheltered at a school this weekend, then in hotel rooms provided by the Red Cross, while others stayed with family and friends. City officials were reluctant to estimate when they could return &mdash a portion of the roof was removed to extinguish the blaze, and the electrical system that likely caused the fire is “a complete mess” and may need to be entirely replace. “They’re doing some work to shore up the roof, but there’s some trouble with the electrical system in the building … that’s what’s keeping the building vacated,” said the official, who asked not to be named. But a resident and friend told us she was advised to look for new housing. She said in retrospect she should have known there were problems with the electrical system because the lights would dim or flicker when she turned on her air conditioner, and electrical bills over the past few months have been erratic. But she never suspected it could be this serious. Although an investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing, it originated in the space between the ceiling of the top floor and the roof and is believed to be wiring-related.
In addition to worrying about finding new housing, residents, many without renters insurance, are worried about their belongings and the expense of building new lives. Firefighters had to bash in apartment doors to check for victims and flames, and another resident said she saw someone on the fire escape next to her window the following day. Police are guarding the building, which is very large and has multiple entry points. Residents were only given 15 minutes to be escorted into their apartments so they could gather their most valuable possessions. Some were lucky enough to get in the evening of the fire by saying they had pets or medication inside. Those who had to sleep at the school or in hotel rooms had to leave their pets with friends. As the Red Cross’s contract generally only lasts a few days, the city Department of Housing Preservation and Development will be responsible for providing shelter to anyone who is unable to find it independently.
Officials: Electric Wiring Sparked Brooklyn Blaze [WCBS]
08/04/2008 10:01 AM
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Pols Gather to Pan Crown Heights Homeless Plan
At noon yesterday Manhattan and Brooklyn politicians gathered on the steps of City Hall to speak out against the city’s plan to move a homeless intake shelter from Kips Bay to the Crown Heights armory at Bedford and Atlantic. Speakers included Coucilmembers Tish James, Bill de Blasio and Al Vann; Borough Presidents Marty Markowitz and Scott Stringer; Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum; and representatives from homeless advocacy organizations and a Crown Heights neighborhood group. Some politicians who weren’t even present made their feelings known: A letter from Comptroller Bill Thompson addressed to the mayor was circulated that signaled Thompson’s opposition to the center’s move. Thompson’s letter said, in part, that “the failure to use an open and transparent process has alienated both the affected communities and advocates for the homeless.” At the rally Markowitz talked about how Crown Heights already shoulders its “fair share” of social services, while Stringer said that there’s “a homeless crisis on our island the likes of which we’ve never seen,” and that if the center is moved to Brooklyn, tens of thousands of homeless people will wind up on the streets of Manhattan. Gotbaum said that her office had received complaints about the “deplorable” conditions at the Bedford armory and that selling the Manhattan center for the construction of a luxury hotel is “just outrageous.”
March, Rally Held Over Crown Heights Homeless Plan [Brownstoner]
Crown Heights Rally: Don’t Dump On Us! [Brownstoner]
News Columnist: ‘Shameful’ Crown Heights Homeless Plan [Brownstoner]
Crown Heights Group Still Doesn’t Want Homeless Center [Brownstoner]
06/26/2008 10:00 AM
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March, Rally Held Over Crown Heights Homeless Plan
Yesterday afternoon Concilwoman Tish James led about a dozen activists on a march over the Brooklyn Bridge to protest the city’s plan to move a homeless intake shelter from Manhattan to Crown Heights, according to the Daily News. The march ended at City Hall, where State Senator Eric Adams and Councilman Lew Fidler spoke out against the plan. “The entire city should share the burden of the…less fortunate,” said Adams, who says he’s going to bring the fight against the center’s move to Albany.
Brooklyn Rally Rips Homeless Detour [NY Daily News]
Crown Heights Rally: Don’t Dump On Us! [Brownstoner]
News Columnist: ‘Shameful’ Crown Heights Homeless Plan [Brownstoner]
Crown Heights Group Still Doesn’t Want Homeless Center [Brownstoner]
06/13/2008 9:30 AM
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Crown Heights Rally: Don’t Dump On Us!
It seemed like every politician in Brooklyn came to Crown Heights yesterday afternoon for a press conference/rally to decry the Department of Homeless Services’ plan to move a Manhattan homeless intake center to the armory at Bedford and Atlantic. The city currently operates a 350-bed homeless shelter at the Crown Heights armory. One of the most forceful speakers at the event, which drew a crowd of about 75, was Borough President Marty Markowitz. As per the video above (apologies for the poor quality), Markowitz said moving the intake facility to Crown Heights would be bad for both Brooklyn and Manhattan. “Manhattan residents agree with us because their fear is that if they move the intake center to here, more of those that need services will chose not to come to Brooklyn and will stay on the streets of Manhattan,” said the borough president. Other politicians who spoke included state senators Eric Adams and Velmanette Montgomery and Councilmembers Bill de Blasio and Tish James. Most of them stressed the fact that Crown Heights already shoulders its fair share of social services. “It’s not a question of not in my backyard at all, media. We have done our fair share,” said Councilmember James. “The need is in Manhattan. They have continued to build up Manhattan, and have accidents and dump on Brooklyn. And we have come here today to say, ‘No more dumping on Brooklyn.’” James also talked about how she has been trying to get the city to build a recreation center, a la the one just completed in the Park Slope armory, for many years. Others mentioned that the city has been operating the current shelter at the Crown Heights armory in a shameful fashion. “We have had this ongoing battle to try to clean up this facility for many years, and we have still not gotten the city to pay attention,” said State Senator Montgomery. “So now, rather than working with us to help bring the necessary support to the men in this facility…they are now going to dump another number of homeless men in this place that is not fit for the men who live here already.” And Councilmember de Blasio spoke derisively about top-down city governance. “Wouldn’t it have been nice if the City of New York had come to you and said, ‘What should we do here? How can we improve the community?’ But that’s never the way the City of New York starts the discussion,” said de Blasio. “It never goes to people who’ve been the backbone of the community and says, ‘What’s the right thing to do?’”
News Columnist: ‘Shameful’ Crown Heights Homeless Plan [Brownstoner]
Crown Heights Doesn’t Want Homeless Intake Center [Brownstoner]
News Columnist: ‘Shameful’ Crown Heights Homeless Plan [Brownstoner]
Crown Heights Doesn’t Want Homeless Intake Center [Brownstoner]
06/02/2008 8:57 AM
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News Columnist: ‘Shameful’ Crown Heights Homeless Plan
This Sunday, the Crown Heights Revitalization Movement will hold a rally near the armory at Bedford and Atlantic where the city wants to import a homeless intake shelter from Manhattan. According to Daily News columnist Errol Louis, the event will draw a diverse group—”Young and old, black and Jewish, rich and poor”—of Crown Heights residents, since the city’s plan has united the notoriously divided community in dissent. Louis argues that the “shameful plan” is “outrageous” because the men’s shelter at the armory is already one of the worst in the city, allowing, as it does, Level-3 sex offenders to roam the neighborhood’s streets during the day and allegedly turning blind eye to to all manner of violence underneath its roof. Louis argues that instead of bringing the Manhattan homeless shelter to Crown Heights, the city should completely shut down the Bedford facility: “After a quarter century of effort, DHS has brought disgrace upon itself and crime and violence to a struggling neighborhood that deserves better. Instead of compounding its failures, City Hall needs to stop the relocation plan dead in its tracks and focus on cleaning up the mess it has already made.”
Shut Down This Nightmare [NY Daily News]
Crown Heights Doesn’t Want Homeless Intake Center [Brownstoner]
Photo by ambr0sia2003.
05/30/2008 9:00 AM
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Crown Heights Homeless Intake Plan Stirs Controversy
This morning Metro has an article about how the city’s plan to close its homeless intake center on East 28th Street in Manhattan and move it to Crown Heights is being opposed by some homeless advocates and politicians. (News of the relocation effort broke last week.) On the Manhattan end, advocates believe that closing the Kips Bay facility, which has 850 beds in addition to being an intake center, will mean that more homeless people are on the street. On the Brooklyn end, City Councilmember Letitia James calls the proposal “misguided” since Crown Heights is oversaturated with social services. The city wants the new intake center to be in the armory at Bedford and Atlantic avenues, which already has a men’s shelter. Dept. of Homeless Services Commissioner Rob Hess defends the move by saying that People living on the street are not going to a centralized intake center. The topic’s been debated in comments here before, so we decided to open it up to a poll:
Brooklyn Crying Foul on Homeless Strategy [Metro]
Crown Heights Doesn’t Want UES Homeless Center [Brownstoner]
Photo by telethon.
05/13/2008 9:00 AM
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