New York Adult Entertainment: Fighting Bedford-Atlantic Shelter Plan – New York Times
… First and foremost, we’re here to say no the mayor,” said Mark Winston Griffith, meeting moderator and a member of CHRM, in his opening remarks. “And to affirm our support of homeless men who need better services, not to be crowded into the shelter and further into despair. And to affirm our statement that people of all generations, all stripes come together to form a common strategy.’”
Speakers and audience members were highly critical of the existing Bedford-Atlantic Shelter, which already houses more than 300 homeless men.
“It’s the worst in the system,” Mr. Griffith, a city council candidate, said in a brief interview. “Notorious. Known for illicit activities: drugs, prostitution, violence.” He added, “It is bad homelessness policy: to make this current shelter an intake center intensifies current problems and has a negative impact on the homeless population it’s supposed to serve.”
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