Friday Links

2:49, That is the most elitest comment (and unthought out once again) that I may have ever read on this site. “Too much too lose”? What makes you think that a neighborhood like Crown Heights that has made amazing strides in combating crime, that is on it’s way to a decisive renaissance, that has superior architectural raw material, that is filled with working class upstanding people doesn’t have as much to lose as other neighborhoods?

Except for Canarsie, those are pretty dumb suggestion because these nabes have too much to lose. Crown Heights doesn’t stand to lose anything at all, and in fact it would probably benefit from a shelter that gets more of its homeless people off the street.

How can you verify whether an apartment is rent stabilized and the maximum income for which an applicant can apply for it?

We already have a shelter in the Armory, 1:14, and we are not advocating that they shut it down. A large space like that is ideal for a shelter, and most people realize and accept that. HOWEVER, that shelter is poorly run, and has no programs or facilities to train, occupy the time of, or otherwise help those men move back into jobs and society. Many of them spend the entire day hanging out in front of, or around the shelter, until going in for the night. We, as a community, deal with that, and many local churches and community groups are often out front handing out food and clothing. We take care of our civic responsibilities, and more.

But to relocate the intake facility of MANHATTAN, to central Brooklyn is a whole different situation, and is in addition to the shelter, not instead of it. That is not acceptable. We have more social service facilities than almost any other area of Brooklyn, and enough is enough.

I’m not going to indulge some anonymous heckler by doing the city’s due diligence in finding another spot. Suffice it to say, other more suitable places exist, and the city is well aware of where those places are.

I always think before I post, my mistake is in answering people who’s agenda has nothing to do with thought at all. And most people in the street do NOT know politicians personally, unless they are involved in community affairs themselves, or live next door to one. If you want to play “do not – do so” all day, feel free, but I’m done.

I agree, 1:26.

Montrose Morris

I’d recommend anyone interested to check out this house – I toured it and it’s really gorgeous inside and the back patio is first-rate. And this area of Crown Heights quiet and quite lovely (though lacking in amenities).