What's Up at the Sumner Avenue Armory?
That’s what Bed-Stuy residents have been asking ever since a strange flier began making its way through the neighborhood: Mayor Bloomberg has announced intent to close the Bellevue men’s shelter in Manhattan…the overflow of men (850) will be moved to the Sumner Avenue Armory along with the (350) men from the Atlantic Avenue Shelter…a large…
That’s what Bed-Stuy residents have been asking ever since a strange flier began making its way through the neighborhood: Mayor Bloomberg has announced intent to close the Bellevue men’s shelter in Manhattan…the overflow of men (850) will be moved to the Sumner Avenue Armory along with the (350) men from the Atlantic Avenue Shelter…a large number of these men are dangerous felons…some are sexual predators, and some have mental conditions…homeless men are being bused into the Sumner Avenue Armory each night… Well, City Limits demystifies the rumors about the Armory, and the neighborhood’s adverse reaction to changes within it. Henry L. Butler, chairman of the neighborhood’s Community Board 3, contacted the Department of Homeless Services, who said no such thing was happening. That didn’t make residents feel better, especially since they’d seen homeless folk bused in to the building late at night. The problem, say residents, is that the shelter is supposed to be for working men, down on their luck, not, you know, criminals. And that was fine with them. In November, Bed-Stuyers met with DHS Commissioner Robert V. Hess, who explained that a few stragglers, who can’t fit in full shelters, get bused over to spend the night. So, what happens the next day? they asked Hess, who replied: They’re released the next morning and given Metro cards. That upset some who feared undesirable folks were left to wander the area; for others, the explanation was satisfying. What they’d really like is to see the Armory have a different kind of new life, more like the old. There was originally a bowling alley in there, a swimming pool, rifle range, horse stable, three catering halls, a gymnasium and a drill field the size of three football fields, all sitting there, not being used,” said one resident. “I have the blueprints.
What’s Up at the Armory? [City Limits]
“Shill has taken up where I left off.”
S/he sure has; shill’s getting pounded in there now like you were pounded in there yesterday!
“But if hang your shirts on your own hangers when you get them home, you should take those in so you can get them back already on them.”
Yes, my cleaner wants nothing more than to mark my own hangers while he’s doing my shirts and then dig them up and manually hang my shirts back on them. Plus, he’s assured me he does re-use the wire hangers I return. I take him at his word.
“Your views are of an elitist. Mine are of a socialist.”
I’m elitist because I suggested we reduce our carbon footprint and look for cleaner, cheaper, more environmentally friendly sources of energy. You’re a socialist and you talk about taking your big assed Caddy for joyride’s around the block because gas is cheap. The What has officially been replaced as the most delusional poster on this blog.
“you are speaking like a true elitist!!”
Biff, I was referring to the closing thread from yesterday. LEARN TO READ A SENTENCE AND ANSWER IT! Not everything is about you and your efing dirty dress shirts.
“Translation: I can’t defeat your argument.”
Truly, you are mistaken. Shill has taken up where I left off. I don’t want to address you and your gas gouging theories.
Your views are of an elitist. Mine are of a socialist.
You’re redeemed yourself by returning the white hangers. But if hang your shirts on your own hangers when you get them home, you should take those in so you can get them back already on them.
Cleaners rarely re-use those metal hangers when they’re returned.
“you are speaking like a true elitist!!”
I would suspect, based on the fact NYC seems to have around 1-2 dry cleaners on every block (must be almost 10 within a 5 min. walk from my front door), that there are approximately 4,000,000 other elitists just like me in this city. So having one’s clothes laundered is about as elitist as having a shower, which, incidentally, you might want to try sometime.
“I don’t have time to compose a lengthy response to you over there.”
Translation: I can’t defeat your argument.
“Does the dry cleaning service come pick them up, or do you walk them over?”
They’ll pick it up and drop it off, but I prefer to walk it over. I also return the white hangers to them so they can use them again.
Biff, 12:25…at it again.
I’ve read your posts in the closing thread since yesterday, you are speaking like a true elitist!!
I don’t have time to compose a lengthy response to you over there.
“I’m just lazy and hate to iron, so I send them out”
Does the dry cleaning service come pick them up, or do you walk them over?
cmu, that’s interesting and I’m always eager to hear about ways to reduce one’s carbon footprint (as is evident in yesterday’s Closing Bell thread!). Truth is, I very rarely have dry cleaning done. I just have my shirts laundered, which I assumed was no different from an environmental perspective, than washing them at home (I’m just lazy and hate to iron, so I send them out).
DIBS, Biff..you two should be ashamed of yourselves for steering a thread about a homeless shelter into your elitist dilemmas of laundering your white collared buttoned up stuffy shirts.
Irony, indeed. Shame on both of you!
sad when a post about homelessness turns into discussions about dry cleaning :-/ george jefferson would be proud. (he was a dry cleaner owner right? and i know he hated homeless people)
*rob*
Dry cleaning uses a toxic chemical (perc) with long-term environmental effects. Organic (or natural) dry cleaning may mean nothing since the term is unregulated, and they may actually still use perc. One should avoid dry cleaning if possible.
http://www.nysun.com/style/the-real-story-on-organic-dry-cleaning/85914/
cleaners in the area are a big rip off especially the one at Veronia PL and Fulton. That said why did the city turn Park Slope Amory into Disneyland and want to make ours a shelter. This is the second largest Amory in the county it should be something great in our community.