Planned Fourth Avenue homeless shelters divide Sunset Park residents
BY VICTOR PORCELLI
Sunset Park residents came out on Tuesday to voice their opinion of two homeless shelters to be built on Fourth Avenue in the coming months, at what turned into a heated forum hosted by Community Board 7.
Around 100 people on both sides of the issue crowded Grand Prospect Hall to discuss the two shelters planned for 535 and 555 Fourth Ave. The shelters will primarily provide housing to families experiencing homelessness, with the first floor of each building reserved for retail space.