Residents and advocates spoke out at a Community Board 2 meeting Tuesday night as the city considers a proposal for a new drop-in shelter.
That community board adopted a resolution opposing the shelter plan by a vote of 37 to 6, late Tuesday night. “It’s not about ‘NIMBY’ [not in my backyard] because we have six shelters already… I think six is enough,” Susan Lee, a former candidate for City Council and founder of the Alliance for Community Preservation and Betterment, told Gothamist after the rally. “They are not at capacity, so why not look and see why they’re not full, why are they not providing the services necessary?”
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