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Holden: School more likely than shelter at Glendale site
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A location eyed by the city Department
of Homeless Services
(DHS) in Glendale is more likely
to become a school than a shelter, according
to City Councilman Robert
Holden.
Holden claims to have negotiated
with the city agency to assist in finding
more suitable locations to house the
homeless population in his district.
He is in talks with the School Construction
Authority to possibly use
the building at 78-16 Cooper Ave. to
accommodate students.
This became an option after DHS
Commissioner Steve Banks informed
Holden they had conducted an environmental
study that proved the
property was not contaminated, debunking
previous claims, according
to Holden.
“We as residents, we might have a lot
of volunteers ... This could be a model
for many communities around the
city,” Holden said. “Most of the homeless
that regenerate in this community
board are domestic violence victims or
they got pushed out because of rent... I
doubt that we have 200 homeless men
that regenerate from this area. So it’s
looking good and 78-16 Cooper Ave.
will be a school.”
Although the roofing materials did
not appear to have been disturbed, the
city Department of Environmental
Protection cautioned that after an
antenna was installed, there could be
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DHS did respond to repeated requests
for comment regarding this
development in the story.
Holden slammed the city’s very
preliminary proposal to install a
shelter at the site back in August by
claiming DHS had backed down on
considering 78-16 Cooper Ave. as a
home for all men.
But DHS argued in August they had
never claimed the plan for a shelter
“was off the table,” as Holden claimed,
and that they “currently have no proposal
for this site.”
The background provided by DHS
further stated that, “We provide
notification to communities when a
viable proposal from a not-for-profit
service provider has been fully evaluated—
and communities will be the first
to know as locations are identified for
use as shelter.”
Holden criticized Mayor Bill de
Blasio’s “Turning the Tide on Homelessness”
initiative in August, which
aims to address the more than 60,000
people with no place to live in the city
by placing a shelter in every community
board district. He also said the public
engagement period on proposed
shelters lack transparency.
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It’s looking more likely that a public school, not a shelter, will eventually
be created at a defunct Glendale factory, according to City Councilman
Robert Holden
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