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Middagh Street, Bklyn Hts. Photo by Frank Lynch.
Vallejo City Council Declares Bankruptcy [NY Times]
A New Council Spending Inquiry [NY Times]
How Many Locals Has Ikea Hired? [Daily News]
Minerva Likely to Be in Sight [Daily News]
Bedbugs Riding the Rails [Daily News]
Quinn Announces New Budget Rules [NY Sun]
Sean Bell Protest Hits Brooklyn [Eagle]
4th Ave. F Stop Getting Reno’d [AMNY]
NY Real Estate: Flatbush [AMNY]
I see no reason why it shouldn’t be in Crown Heights–NIMBY hysterics aside.
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STOP..you are just baiting these Crown heights residents and they don’t understand it!!
Admit it, WBurg or NJ???
Williamsburg is closer to manhattan therefore it’s better situated there…and they can walk across the bridge back to their old stomping grounds.
If Rudy were still mayor this place would be put in NJ!!!
Ok 9:50/10:51/11:21, I’ll bite – why is it a logical destination? The vast majority of the people they are going to send to Crown Heights/Bed Stuy are from Manhattan. This is not convenient for them, certainly.
It is not convenient for us. We have an overabundence of social service facilities as it is, and we are not going to simply sit here and let the city move a huge intake center here. The Armory is on the corner of 2 very busy central thoroughfares, Bedford and Atlantic Avenues. The subway is not all that close, and most importantly, there are no programs for getting people permanently off the street, which is what is really needed, not shuffling the homeless around so tourists and the well heeled residents of the upper east side don’t have to see them.
This area is undergoing a massive upsurge in new residents, new business, and a new spirit of revival. The Armory, an enormous landmark that could be doing much more than simply warehousing the homeless, is on the edge of the newly landmarked Crown Heights North historic district, and is adjacent to a Bed Stuy historic district, now in planning stages. People in this area, old and new, are proud of our tenacity and perserverence in preserving and bettering our neighborhoods. We are not a “mess”. This is not the place for an intake facility.
Everyone understands the need for social service facilities. This is not NIMBYism, we have more than our share of facilities in our backyards, a well documented fact, illustrated in yesterday’s Brownstoner article. Moving the intake center does not help anyone, except the Manhattan hotel owners and investors.
The Park Slope armory got a new fitness center, why can’t they do something similar to this center? I’m sure none of you people agreeing with the placement of more homeless in Crown Heights would’ve went for that.
I bet that’s not what you went by space is it 11:21? oh no not THAT space.
This is actually a very reasonable plan. The homeless facility has to be located somewhere, and if it’s going to be in Brooklyn then Crown Heights is one of the two or three most logical destinations. The critics of this plan have to realize that the facility won’t do anyone any good unless it has a physical location in space/time.
All who agree that this is a good idea are idiots! I would like for you all to explain why it’s such a good idea. If it is, why aren’t all of you jumping to volunteer your nabes. 9:50, the fact that you would mention that CH “is already pretty rough”, just proves your ignorance and prejudice. CH is full of proud homeowners that have been here for a very long time. We are prepared to stand firm and fight. I would think that this expansion would affect other nabes, not just Crown Heights as a whole.
My two cents…
Crown Heights is already a mess and it makes good sense to put this facility where it will not have any appreciable negative effects. That’s just common sense! Brooklyn could also use more extensive services for the homeless. I don’t see how this could help but be a good thing for Brooklyn.
I don’t see why Crown Heights should have to take on more of the homeless problem then any other area in the city. It’s easy to say this move would help “the city as a whole” when it’s not your neighborhood being asked to bare the burden.
10:03-are you suggesting that because in your eyes the neighborhood is “pretty rough” they should have to put up with more strain on their community? Sounds pretty classist to me.
The city as a whole should have to shelter their needy on a proportionate basis not just shuttle everyone off to what some might see as an undesirable section. Does anyone care about the families and businesses that exist here or are we all only to be concerned with the welfare and standard of living of those in the monied sections ie midtown.