Homeless Center Roils a Brooklyn Neighborhood

Mr. Nashak said the city was cutting the number of beds in the armory to 230 from 350 and that the planned facility in Crown Heights would not be the only intake center for men in the city, although he did not specify where any others would be. The plan must be approved by the state's Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance before it is implemented.

Local politicians and neighborhood residents said the plan would increase crime in the neighborhood, harm the homeless, and decrease the value of the area's historic brownstones.


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