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Not Here: Bensonhurst Opposes The Only Family Shelter

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

Brooklyn Artist Will Throw Holiday Party for the Homeless

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

1 in 10 Students in Brooklyn Experienced Homelessness Last Year

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 last year, according to

Central Brooklyn

“Please don’t tell anyone you saw me here.”

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

It’s Not Easy Finding a Place to Go on Fulton Street

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

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Everything You Need To Know About Renting An Apartment In Brooklyn

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

Local Pols Back Effort To Expand Youth Homeless Services

(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=2013&Summary=

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How Did A Booming Real Estate Market Create A Deadly Drug Den For Squatters?

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

Council Member Mathieu Eugene Receives Police Protection After Being Threatened

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

South Slope Events Spotlight: December 28-January 3

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 power

Events

Park Slope Events Spotlight: December 28 – January 3

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

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ICYMI: Thieving PTA Mom Returns, Homeless Reports Spike, Neighbors Rally For Single Moms

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

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Kensington Mother And Son Aim To Expand Their Efforts To Feed The City’s Homeless

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

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Looking To Volunteer? Local Nonprofit CAMBA Needs Extra Hands At Homeless Shelters

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 to

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Homeless Shelter Moves Into Former Windjammer, Sharing Space With Alleged Hot Sheet Hotel

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

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Is There An Underground Fight Club Run By “The Russians” In Coney Island?

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”

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Judge Rules That Sandy Victims In Hotels Can Be Moved Out By City

(Source: Wikipedia)Hundreds of storm victims, blown out of their destroyed homes by Superstorm Sandy last year, will soon be leaving the various hotels that housed them under a New York City-run transitional sheltering program. the Transitional Sheltering Assistance program, a FEMA operation. The Wall Street Journal is reporting [http:

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Homeless Encampment Swept Off Brighton Streets

Source: Deutsch CampaignCity Council candidate Chaim Deutsch, the NYPD and the Department of Sanitation helped put an end to a homeless encampment irking Brighton Beach residents. On Brighton 6th Street, a local advocate for the homeless had provided a couch, tables and booze for the homeless, leading to late night

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Bloomberg Applauds Fidler For Work On A Bill That Helps Homeless Children

Mayor Michael Bloomberg applauded the efforts of Councilman Lew Fidler for his work on a bill that seeks to better understand child homelessness in the city, a subset of the population that is often times exploited or ignored. In the video above, Councilman Fidler laid out the staggering statistics that

Department of Homeless Services

Monday: Volunteers Needed To Survey Homelessness

The Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is conducting the Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE) on January 28, when they will survey to find a point-in-time estimate of the number of unsheltered homeless individuals in New York City. Here’s their call for volunteers: > With one week left until the count,

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Burned Body Found In Marine Park Trash Fire

The site of the garbage fire. (Source: nolastname/Flickr)The burned remains of a human body were uncovered this morning in Marine Park, after firefighters responded to the scene of a trash fire. Authorities made the discovery at approximately 4:00 a.m. today, when they went to put out

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Video: Fidler Rails Against Cuts To Homeless Services

by Councilman Lew Fidler It is a statistical fact that tonight 3,800 children WITHOUT their families will be homeless on the streets of NYC tonight. Over the past 9 years that I have chaired the Council’s Youth Services Committee, I have conducted over 18 hearings on the issues