Over 120 former Bay Ridge residents are homeless and in city-run shelters at any given time. And how many shelter beds do we have in our neighborhood to help them? Zero. Instead, we send our former neighbors away to other communities to be sheltered and cared for. It is fairly clear that Bay Ridge is not doing its fair share.
In this episode, we're going to explore previous attempts at sheltering our unhoused neighbors in Bay Ridge, going back into the 1980's. Along the way, we'll dissect and tear apart the tactics that NIMBYs use to push the responsibility we have to shelter the homeless onto other neighborhoods.
Most importantly, we'll make the case for creating two new emergency shelters in Bay Ridge. This proposal is entirely our own and isn't a part of any city agency or politician's plan. We hope that, by starting this dialog at a community grassroots level, we can finally prove that the original concept of "Fair Share" in the 1990s was not inherently flawed. We hope that we can prove that neighborhoods can welcome shelters with open arms. If you agree that Bay Ridge can read the way, please sign our petition below, and listen on!
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Sign The Petition: https://www.change.org/rfbr-shelter
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On The Ground for 2020
How Bay Ridge Became Bay Ridge
The 3rd Avenue Bay Ridge BID
No Vacancy
Using Data to Demand Better Schools
The Origins of Fight Back Bay Ridge
Crafting Bay Ridge's Art Galleries
Expanding Bay Ridge’s Bike Network
Universal Rent Control Demystified
The Bodega Boycott
Women Run The Field
Designing Safer Streets in Bay Ridge
Bay Ridge and Vision Zero
The Bay Ridge 5th Avenue BID
Happy New Year, Bay Ridge!
Owl's Head Park Walking Tour
The Art of the Gerrymander
Fact Check: Golden vs Gounardes
The State Of Bay Ridge Transit
A Million Dollar Question
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