Update on the Bedford Armory Homeless Saga
When we last checked in with the Bedford Armory, nearby residents were trying to fight efforts by the Department of Homeless Services to move the city’s main intake center from the East 20’s in Manhattan to the historic armory in Crown Heights; more recently the city announced its intention to also increase the number of…
When we last checked in with the Bedford Armory, nearby residents were trying to fight efforts by the Department of Homeless Services to move the city’s main intake center from the East 20’s in Manhattan to the historic armory in Crown Heights; more recently the city announced its intention to also increase the number of homeless beds at the nearby Sumner Avenue Armory from 200 to 1,000. Shortly after last August’s confrontational meeting on the topic between residents and DHS’s George Nashak, a spokesperson for DHS said that the agency would add an additional intake center in Manhattan to lighten the Armory’s load. In hearings later in the year, however, DHS retreated to the position that it was “considering” the Manhattan location. As far as we can figure out, DHS has yet to clarify the situation. In addition, when DHS announced it would be expanding the number of beds at the Bedford-Atlantic Armory, it tried to placate locals by saying it would close down the Peter Young Shelter across the street. Well, they did close Peter Young, but they turned it into a 24-hour detox center, which is always good for the neighborhood quality of life. To protest the treatment the neighborhood is receiving from the city and to announce that a law firm has been retained to fight the city, City Council Members James, Vann and de Blasio along with a number of other elected officials and neighborhood organizations are holding a press conference at City Hall on Sunday at 2 p.m. As we’ve said before, Crown Heights and Bed Stuy already shoulder more than their fair share of these kinds of social services and don’t deserve to be dumped on again.
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“I am struggling in a way that scares the living sh*t out of me. In today’s economic crisis, none of us are safe. We could all wind up being a paycheck or handout away from winding up in the shelters that are the subject of this thread.”
That’s right and the Asshead are worried about the shelter?? They should worry about other things right now!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end…
“Sorry to put it bluntly, but alot of new people in CHN have payed 700,000 upwards for their houses….The kids go to private schools, we shop in the neighborhood, we shop elsewhere as well. Fairway trucks are a frequent sight. AND as you know, BEDFORD IS VERY CLOSE TO THE CHN/PROSPECT HEIGHTS BORDER (2 streets – Bedford to Franklin to Classon). So do you think that the homeless and drug intake persons will be confined to CHN and not wander into Prospect Heights too ? ”
I almost spit coffee all over my monitor! Hey Asshead are you talking your book, LMMFAO! Let me guess the agent who sold you the dream said “They will close the shelter in a year” ROTFLMMFAO!!! crownheights2007 You got had!
“What the city is doing is neither right, nor ethical, nor moral. And probably not legal. Taxes paid in these neighborhoods go to provide services and infrastructure in yours, rob. You get better service in Park Slope. Your potholes are fixed sooner. You have nicer train stations (Grand Army plaza is gorgeous), and when people in Park Slope raise a fuss, it gets a better listen than when Crown Heights speaks.”
But wait!!!! There was a Asshat Movement to the Ghetto, right????!!!! The Asshats drove up prices and now whine because the amenities are not there, LMMFAO! Oh man this is a Holla!!!
To the retards: The Bedford Shelter has been there since 1983 a span of 26 years and guess what Dumbasses?? Just because you moan and complain they will increase the amount of Homeless people there because people are losing their homes and apartments and the city don’t want them on the street. Got it!
The What (Taste the rainbow)
Someday this war isgonna end..
“you dont REALLY get us (the working poor). you never will. you are not our megaphone. more of a megaphoney. rant over. but issues about homelessness on boards about 2 million dollar renovations is just surreal to me.”
rob- just so YOU know- I’m no gentrifyer. I’ve been middle class/working poor all my life and I get the idea far more than you ever will. I rent an apartment from a close friend and there have been days when -as a freelancer- I have no idea where the next dollar is coming from, so kindly STFU about what I do or don’t get.
YOu really think the majority of people in these neighborhoods are lazy? I suggest you stop looking at everyone through the lens of you. The majority of people in these neighborhoods are not you, don’t live like you, don’t think like you and don’t want to be you. I’ve lived in working class neighborhoods all my life- I believe the operative word is “working.” not “lazy.”
I don’t know who yo think you speak for- but it ain’t Crown Heights or Bed-Stuy.
Rob, I know you don’t need a defender, but I feel the need to say this. From what I understand, Rob does have a job. And, having a roommate as an adult does not make one pathetic. I am a 34 year old woman with a law degree (among others) who cannot find a job now for several months. I wish I had a roommate at this point to stem some of the financial hemmoraging I am experiencing. Along with my many degrees, I have in excess of $100k of student loan debt and I am struggling in a way that scares the living sh*t out of me. In today’s economic crisis, none of us are safe. We could all wind up being a paycheck or handout away from winding up in the shelters that are the subject of this thread.
“dillusional?” bread or butter? and well good for you that you never had to have a roommate. you = better than me. happy?
*r*
Rob – i am responding to you b/c i am bored at work. you are truly dillusional if you want to equate married adults to having ‘roommate’ benefits. for the record i never had a roommate in my adult life. i can 100% support my mortgage on my own income and you are truly pathetic!
rob –
it seems you have nothing better to do then post here. Get a job and maybe you dont have to move to a shelter. I know its not easy in this economy but there are jobs out there. So rather then being the first one to post on alomst everything on this blog… do something constructive with your time.
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CHN and Bed-Stuy have struggled to stabilize and become great communities to live in. They have struggled with greater problems and done far more with far less than a Brooklyn Heights or a Park Slope. Many of us don’t have a voice in what the city does, and many of us who do have found it isn’t loud enough because it isn’t backed up by big money.
i agree with you bxgirl for the most part but the above statement just waxes it too lightly. while there are many great people working for the better cause in financially run down neighborhoods, the great majority when it comes down to it are just lazy. before you get into a shouting match with me calling me a racist or classist or something, ill be the first to admit i too am lazy and more focused on my day to day survival like most people. i somehow wound up randomly in a neighborhood that actually doesn’t fit with my modus operandi (? does that make sense?). im coasting waiting for the next shoe to fall, that’s life for a lot of people and it’s why they don’t care. there is so much self righteousness that sometimes comes out of the mouths of gentrifiers it borders on obnoxiousness. you dont REALLY get us (the working poor). you never will. you are not our megaphone. more of a megaphoney. rant over. but issues about homelessness on boards about 2 million dollar renovations is just surreal to me.
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It’s not the beverages that are overpriced in the bodegas, its the actual food (canned, cereal, etc) and everything else like detergent, toilet paper, etc.