De Blasio moves homeless men into boutique hotel rooms"Dozens of homeless men were moved into a Downtown Brooklyn boutique hotel Friday — just days after Mayor Bill de Blasio said he’s looking to end the city’s emergency coronavirus shelter program.
...“I’m no one to say where these people have to go. The only problem I have is that they’re very dirty,” said Belen Lopez, 34, a graphic designer who lives in a nearby luxury building.
...The mom called the area, where residential rents hover between $4,000-$5,000 for a two-bedroom, “a disaster,” and explained, “We can’t go there anymore.”
“There is alcohol. There are little bottles of booze on the grass,” she said, adding that she’s “concerned” about the wellbeing of her daughter.
“We don’t feel safe anymore,” said Lopez.
...Another local railed, “It’s terrible. There is trash all over the place.”
“This used to be a beautiful block — now it’s completely changed. It’s quite disturbing,” the neighbor said...Read all.
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