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Well, when the shelter residents are complaining about the waste of taxpayer dollars, you have a real problem! Something is clearly wrong with system if hard-working taxpayers cannot afford to live in the neighborhood, because they have taken all of the available low-income housing and turned it into a homeless shelter, for people who can’t even afford food in the neighborhood. What do you think this does to the neighborhood’s restaurants and stores? Instead of 400 people spending money on groceries and meals, and with a stake in the community, you have 400 people going to the Bronx for food (don’t get me started on that one, why should someone get my tax money for shelter if they can live with their mom?) or they panhandle in front of Symphony Space, or right in the stores themselves, NICE. This situation shows total disregard for the entire community including the shelter residents. Disgusting. These properties were intended for permanent affordable housing, period, and that is what should be demanded.
Sorry all, my rant was for a different post! See shelter story…
Worry not, Noelle…you’ve nailed it!