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A freind just clipped an article and gave it to me about the anger and frustration over the construction of this new shelter on Walton and 151st.
Did anyone go to the meeting? I realize it is a terribly NIMBY argument to make that it is such a bad idea (and being fairly liberal, I do emotionally and intellectually wrestle with conflicting feelings about these types of issues)....but come on! Can't the South Bronx catch a break?!?!
well the South Bronx as of late has been catching alot of breaks..so lets be fair here. This shelter is replacing a former shelter that was on the site, it is not new to the neighborhood. Unfortunately it would have been nice to have it gone permanently...I agree. And I also agree that the South Bronx has an overabundance already of methadone clinics, homeless shelters, "adult" homes, etc..and I also agree that this area, with all the new development, should have excluded a gigantic homeless shelter 2 blocks from all of the new retail and amenities. I suspect as part of the package of all the new development, the homeless shelter had to be included, which is why Mr. Carrion claims "no knowledge" of this gigantic shelter, as if he would not know about every new development going up in and around the Yankee Stadium redevelopment zone. It was part of the deal, he won't change the plan, and I suspect it will go forward unfortunately. The idea is you give a little (the homeless shelter) and you get alot (the new development), however the Bronx has ALREADY given ALOT and gotten too little for the past 30 years.
A freind just clipped an article and gave it to me about the anger and frustration over the construction of this new shelter on Walton and 151st.
Did anyone go to the meeting? I realize it is a terribly NIMBY argument to make that it is such a bad idea (and being fairly liberal, I do emotionally and intellectually wrestle with conflicting feelings about these types of issues)....but come on! Can't the South Bronx catch a break?!?!
I saw that too. It did seem pretty NIMBY, but these is a point to be made about spreading these things around the city in a fair way-- furthermore-- homeless people will have to come all the way up to the Bronx to get to this one location-- there should be more than one location. Don't send everyone to the same place.
well the South Bronx as of late has been catching alot of breaks..so lets be fair here. This shelter is replacing a former shelter that was on the site, it is not new to the neighborhood. Unfortunately it would have been nice to have it gone permanently...I agree. And I also agree that the South Bronx has an overabundance already of methadone clinics, homeless shelters, "adult" homes, etc..and I also agree that this area, with all the new development, should have excluded a gigantic homeless shelter 2 blocks from all of the new retail and amenities. I suspect as part of the package of all the new development, the homeless shelter had to be included, which is why Mr. Carrion claims "no knowledge" of this gigantic shelter, as if he would not know about every new development going up in and around the Yankee Stadium redevelopment zone. It was part of the deal, he won't change the plan, and I suspect it will go forward unfortunately. The idea is you give a little (the homeless shelter) and you get alot (the new development), however the Bronx has ALREADY given ALOT and gotten too little for the past 30 years.
There is no way that Carrion or any of the other 4 Boro Presidents wouldn't know about homeless shelters of any size being built in their borough. Is Carrion serious?
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