City Council member speaks out against proposed Greenpoint shelter

City Council member Steve Levin has spoken out against a proposed 200-person homeless shelter, slated for an occupied industrial building in Greenpoint, according to the Brooklyn Paper. The men’s shelter, which Manhattan-based group Help USA has pitched, would be located on the corner of McGuiness Boulevard and Calyer Street. While Levin has acknowledged that Greenpoint has a significant homeless population, he argues that the shelter would bring in more homeless individuals, rather than help those who already reside in the community. “Greenpoint already has a significant homeless population that is unique and made up of Polish-speaking chronic public inebriates who frequently have deep roots in the community,” Levin told Homeless Services Commissioner Seth Diamond in a letter. It was not immediately clear when the final approval process for the center will begin. [Brooklyn Paper]