Parents in Lower Manhattan are outraged that the NYC plans to open a low-barrier homeless shelter attached to an elementary school this fall.
Photo courtesy of Peckslip Advocates for School SafetyParents and other New Yorkers are outraged that NYC is planning to open a “low-barrier”that could possibly house substance-abuse users and sex offenders in a building attached to an elementary school in Lower Manhattan .
“They basically gave no time to interact with the parents before the school year ended,” Adam Sinovsky, an area resident, said. “The parents and neighborhood feels this was done on purpose, to do it when school is out.” According to Breaking Ground, the nonprofit that will operate the shelter, Safe Havens are low-threshold resources.
“Facilities like this have been instrumental in our efforts to help move vulnerable New Yorkers off the streets and subways and into shelter and permanent housing,” the spokesperson said.But in New York, thedoes not restrict where a registered sex offender may live unless he or she is on parole or probation.
“We’re not saying ‘not in our backyard.’ We understand that everyone deserves a home,” Bilse, who is on the executive board of P.S. 343, said. “What we are saying is not in a building attached to a school. The buildings are literally attached.” Manhattan’s Community Board 1, which covers the area, passed a resolution on June 25 opposing the shelter. DSS sent NYC Council Member Christopher Marte, whose district includes the area, a letter informing him of the planned shelter on June 13.
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