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City Reps Address Community Homeless Shelter Concerns at East Williamsburg Public Meeting

Officials met with community members at Varet Street's Green Fitness Studio to discuss plans for the 140 bed shelter slated to open next month.

By Magdalena Waz

Aug. 11, 2016 · 3 min read

City Reps Address Community Homeless Shelter Concerns at East Williamsburg Public Meeting
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City Reps Address Community Homeless Shelter Concerns at East Williamsburg Public Meeting

Officials met with community members at Varet Street's Green Fitness Studio to discuss plans for the 140 bed shelter slated to open next month.

· 3 min read
City Reps Address Community Homeless Shelter Concerns at East Williamsburg Public Meeting

Bushwick community members met with officials on Tuesday night at East Williamsburg’s Green Fitness Studio for a charged discussion about the conversion of the New York Loft Hostel into a 140-bed homeless shelter set to open on September 1.

Questions from the public were fielded by de Blasio administration senior policy adviser Lincoln Restler; Antonio Reynoso, the city council member representing the 34th district, and…

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Filed under249 Varet Street / Antonio Reynoso / Betty M Cooney / BKLYN House / Community Board 1 / department of homeless services / DHS / East Williamsburg / Graham Ave BID / Graham Ave Business Improvement District / Graham Avenue BID / Graham Avenue Business Improvement District / Green Fitness Center / Homeless Shelter / Kercena Dozier / Lincon Restler / new york loft hostel / QBS Security

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