The Brooklyn Ink

Tense Debate Over Greenpoint Homeless Shelter

By Miranda Neubauer Residents at a recent community board hearing regarding a new homeless shelter in Greenpoint expressed predictable concerns that the addition would add to crime and drug problems among the homeless in the [...]

How Much Power Does A Community Board Have?

Earlier this morning, we told you that Community Board 6, which has jurisdiction in Gowanus, rejected the request from the Summit Academy Charter School to relocate to a site in the neighborhood. The vote was [...]