Community Board Six hears details of homeless plan
Mayor aiming for neighborhood approach
The de Blasio Administration is changing its approach to dealing with the homeless situation in New York City to place families in housing in their neighborhood rather than ship them out to sites around the five boroughs, officials recently told members of Community Board Six.
At a meeting of the community board’s Youth/Human Services/Education Committee last month, representatives of the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) and Councilmember Brad Lander (D-Park Slope) outlined Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan called “Turning the Tide on Homelessness in New York City.”
A report on the committee meeting is contained in a newsletter issued by the Friends of Brooklyn Community Board 6. The community board covers parts of several neighborhoods in Brooklyn, including Park Slope, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Gowanus, Red Hook and the Columbia Waterfront. The board is led by Chairman Sayar Lonial.