The proposal to use a Holiday Inn Express hotel in Maspeth to provide temporary space for homeless couples may be a mistake. All of us need to learn more about the plan than we heard from city officials last week. I am concerned about the opportunity for adequate community review of the proposal. We need time to hear about the job placement and counseling services that will be provided to ensure that the shelter is truly ‘temporary’ for residents. I am also concern about the track record of the proposed provider. We need answers to our questions and I am opposed to moving forward with this plan until we hear them.
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Assemblywoman Markey sponsored a bill in the NY State Assembly this year to require adequate community notification and the opportunity for public review of any shelter or supportive housing proposal. The bill, A2553, co-sponsored by many NYC legislators, including Senator Joseph Addabbo in the Senate, was not approved by both houses of the Legislature. It would require public review by the local community board before such a project could move forward, mandating a local hearing within 45 days of the announcement of such a project and denying permission for the project to begin until a minimum of 60 days after that hearing.
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Assemblywoman Markey sponsored a bill in the NY State Assembly this year to require adequate community notification and the opportunity for public review of any shelter or supportive housing proposal. The bill, A2553, co-sponsored by many NYC legislators, including Senator Joseph Addabbo in the Senate, was not approved by both houses of the Legislature. It would require public review by the local community board before such a project could move forward, mandating a local hearing within 45 days of the announcement of such a project and denying permission for the project to begin until a minimum of 60 days after that hearing.
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