Facing a budget gap, the Mamdani administration is fighting a court battle against laws that expand the CityFHEPS rental voucher.
A GROUP OF LOCAL residents gathered on Empire Boulevard on Monday to protest outside the site of a planned homeless shelter.
“Had the community not spoken up, demolition would be occurring right now, spewing asbestos particles into the air,” Zhuang wrote.
COMMUNITY BOARD NINE is set to host a meeting on Tuesday to discuss a proposed shelter planned for Empire Boulevard.
Blakeman, who is running on a tough-on-crime and anti-tax platform, criticized the city’s plans to proceed with demolition work.
The elected officials warned that the asbestos inspection that had previously been done might have been fraudulent.
A STOP-WORK ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED for the construction site of a controversial homeless shelter at 2502 86th St., after asbestos was found.
Officers in riot gear were at the scene Sunday as demonstrators pushed down barricades. The site has for years seen daily protests.
Some protesters attempted to block construction vehicles arriving at the site with their bodies, while others pushed through barricades.
Officials and residents oppose a proposed shelter, citing safety concerns, lack of transparency and limited community input.
The new facility is part of the city’s efforts to modernize shelters and is managed by nonprofit HELP USA.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration announced it is moving 250 men from a shelter at Manhattan’s Bellevue Hospital to Brooklyn.
Colton denounced the city’s latest move to resume construction on the shelter, which has been at the center of an extended protest.
Advocates expressed concern that relocating intake away from Manhattan could discourage individuals from seeking shelter.
Opposition to the plan has been robust since the city in late 2023 announced plans to open a homeless shelter for 150 single men.
The rule would have required people to prove they’ve been on the streets or in and out of shelters for at least six months.
ELECTED OFFICIALS IN SOUTHERN BROOKLYN are helping constituents in the protracted fight against an 86th St. developer.
Luis Camarena pleaded guilty to a kickback scheme involving homeless shelter contracts. All four defendants will pay over $1M in restitution.
ELECTED LEADERS AND THE COMMUNITY are marking one year of protests against a proposed men’s homeless shelter.
A CONTROVERSIAL proposal to build a homeless shelter in Bensonhurst has been put on ice, according to Councilmember Susan Zhuang’s office.
RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO PROTEST in Sheepshead Bay at the site of a planned homeless shelter at 2134 Coyle Street, according to PIX11.
The proposed 80-foot-tall development will yield 8,915 square feet designated for community facility space.
Despite staunch opposition from the community, it appears that two Borough Park apartment buildings will be converted into homeless shelters.
A NEW HOMELESS SHELTER is being planned for Coney Island, with permits recently filed to construct an eight-story, 160-bed facility.
Residents, elected officials and community leaders stood united as they spoke of their fight against the placement of a homeless shelter
Following news on the city’s plans to bring homeless shelters to apartment buildings at 5001 10th Ave. and 1016 50th St. later this year
Parents of a 4-year-old boy, who died after apparent fentanyl exposure at a family shelter in East Flatbush, have been arrested.
The Dept. of Social Services will present plans for a shelter at 5001 10th Ave. and 1016 50th St. at tonight’s CB12 meeting.
Just before Christmas, a homeless woman named Debrina Kawam was set on fire while she slept on the F train. In November, a homeless man
POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED the 35-year-old man stabbed to death at a homeless shelter in Brownsville, Brooklyn last week as Robbie Miller.
OPPONENTS OF A PROPOSED HOMELESS SHELTER ON 86TH ST. have reached the 100-day milestone in their protest, ongoing daily since mid-July.
THE PAUSE ON BUS FARES FOR FOUR DIFFERENT ROUTES ended over the Labor Day weekend. The MTA announced in July that it was ending the program.
expected rally on Wednesday, Aug. 21, in the latest protest against a homeless shelter being constructed at 2501 86th St.
BENSONHURST/GRAVESEND — City Councilmember Susan Zhuang (D-43) was arrested and charged with felony assault for allegedly biting a police officer during a protest against a homeless shelter on Wednesday, reported
GRAVESEND — THE DEVELOPER OF A PROPOSED HOMELESS SHELTER on 86th Street in Gravesend has been warned that the community is vigilantly watching the site after the lifting of a
BENSONHURST — Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) recently joined concerned Brooklynites in calling on the City Council to repeal zoning laws that have allowed hotels to function as shelters as of right without