When city officials raise concern over a city contractor’s business practices, it’s usually in the best interest of said contractor to address those concerns.
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By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ
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3/27/22
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Bring up the proposed homeless shelter at 6661 Broadway during a Community Board 8 meeting, and prepare for fireworks. But it was a much different tone during a recent town hall involving one of the shelter’s supporters, state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi. There was less focus on the complaints, and ultimately more of an opportunity to ask questions.
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By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ
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12/26/21
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For weeks, neighbors hoped to get answers from city officials about the proposed men’s shelter at 6661 Broadway. After deciding not to show up when they were first invited, a contingent of officials from the city’s social services department joined the recent Community Board 8 land use committee meeting. That’s where committee chair Charles Moerdler took the agency’s deputy commissioner, Erin Drinkwater, to task.
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By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ
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12/21/21
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When many communities hear city officials plan to develop a homeless shelter in their neighborhood, the pushback can be strong. And the opposition can be really loud. But for those who support such shelters in their communities, getting heard seems nearly impossible. At least at anywhere near the same volume.
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By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ
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12/11/21
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A mystery pervades North Riverdale, not necessarily what’s planned at 6661 Broadway near West 252nd Street, but who’s actually planning it.
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By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ
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12/11/21
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As the saga over the proposed homeless shelter at 6661 Broadway continues, neighbors both for and against the project were invited to sound off at a city contract hearing early last month, only to find out the $195 million proposition is almost certainly moving forward.
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By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ
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12/6/21
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Controversy continues to surround a proposed men’s homeless shelter in North Riverdale, not just by its residential and commercial neighbors around the site, but among local elected officials as well.
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By ETHAN STARK-MILLER
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12/6/21
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When New York City says it's committed to building a new homeless shelter in North Riverdale — it's not kidding. Contract for 6661 Broadway would last until 2055.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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11/10/21
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