homeless
As the city’s homeless census reaches an all-time high, residents are pushing back against the city’s plans to build a family shelter in Bensonhurst. It would be the only shelter of any kind in the neighborhood.
Announcements
Keisha Martin (third from left) with fellow nonprofit colleagues and some of the shelter’s clients. Courtesy of Keisha Martin.EAST NEW YORK — As the winter cold sets in, Keisha Martin is determined to share the holiday cheer not just with her loved ones but with those who need it
Education
Classroom. Photo byNeONBRAND [https://unsplash.com/@neonbrand?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] onUnsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/classroom?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] .Over 31,000 students attending public schools in Brooklyn were homeless at some point
Central Brooklyn
Photo Credit: Slobo/E+/ Getty Images“Please don’t tell anyone you saw me here.” That is what people say when someone they know discovers they are homeless and in a shelter. What is your first thought when someone says homeless person? Do you imagine someone who is living on
Business
In a busy street like Fulton, there’s not a public bathroom for people who don’t have a place to live. (Esther Shittu/BKLYNER)FORT GREENE – Walking down Fulton Street between Washington Avenue and Grand Avenue, Yvonne Smith can find a bar, a deli, a supermarket, a laundromat, a
Nonsponsored
It is no news that finding housing in this city is not easy under the best of circumstances. Should those circumstances change, here are some resources to help you stay in your neighborhood and avoid shelter. We write regularly about housing, so check this link [/tag/real-estate/]for latest stories
News
(Photo: nicolaitan [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nicolaitan/61444999/] / Flickr)A group of local elected officials announced a new effort Wednesday to expand youth homeless services to more New Yorkers. Two bills, introduced by Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein [http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A10145&term=
Nonsponsored
The back of the vacant property at 1102 Banner Avenue — across the street from a 102-unit condo building. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)When a 29-year-old man was found dead last week in front of the vacant, two-story home at Banner Avenue and East 11th Street, neighbors found the news
Central Brooklyn
Councilman Mathieu Eugene. (Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Council Member Mathieu Eugene [http://council.nyc.gov/d40/html/members/home.shtml] is being protected by police after a homeless man the council member has helped before began threatening him and his staff, according to the Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.
Events
Courtesy Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club [https://www.facebook.com/RoyalPalmsShuffle/photos/pcb.1945647835660228/874403662678938/?type=3&theater] It’s the last week of 2015, y’all! If you’re sticking around the Slope and looking for adventure, we’ve got everything from philosophy and competitive erotic fan fiction, to
Events
Photo by Barney Bishop [https://www.flickr.com/photos/barneyabishop/11734764774/]It’s the last week of 2015, y’all! If you’re sticking around the Slope and looking for adventure, we’ve got everything from philosophy and competitive erotic fan fiction, to power trios and the best fireworks in
cipura
Swans, geese, and ducks in Sheepshead Bay. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): [/tag/in-case-you-missed-it/] Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going on in the neighborhood all week long. Just follow
Chili on Wheels
Michelle Carrera and her son, Ollie, cooking their vegan chili. Photo courtesy Michelle CarreraWhen Kensington neighbor Michelle Carrera and her son, Ollie, realized that the city’s soup kitchens didn’t offer meat-less options, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Beginning last November, the mom and son
dinner volunteers
Photo via CAMBA [https://www.facebook.com/CAMBAinc/photos/a.10152812439989732.1073741846.20055334731/10152812440584732/?type=3&theater] .If you’d like to help out a neighborhood organization that does amazing work, from running a food pantry [/blog/politics/at-camba-food-pantry-council-members-kick-off-program-to-battle-youth-unemployment#prettyPhoto] that provides meals to thousands of neighbors every month
3206 emmons ave
Using emergency provisions, the New York City Department of Homeless Services has moved nearly 20 families into the Lyghthouse Inn, an alleged pay-by-hour hotel formerly known as the Windjammer Motel. Neighbors sounded the alarm over the shelter at the Sheepshead Bay – Plumb Beach Civic Meeting October 7, alongside elected officials
fight club
Source: Humans of New York via FacebookThe Facebook account [https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork] associated with the incredibly popular Humans of New York photoblog [http://www.humansofnewyork.com/] ran the above photo on Tuesday, with the subject quoted as saying he participates in an “underground fighting league in Coney Island”