Markowitz Eyeing Citywide Run, But Still Brooklyn-centric

Here's Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz accusing the Bloomberg administration of "dumping" on his borough by proposing to move a homeless men's intake center to an armory in Crown Heights from the East Side of Manhattan to make way for a new hotel.

Markowitz said Brooklyn residents - particularly members of the "community of color" - are being "held hostage" in this case to the "development goals of Manhattan," adding: "It isn't fair. It's not fair to anyone, not the homeless clients or the residents of Brooklyn...or Manhattan residents, either!"

He also railed against the administration for failing to give him a heads up about this proposal, which Markowitz said was "shows ultimate disrespect."


Courtesy of the NY Daily News (Read the full article here)