Councilperson Crystal Hudson is at it again!
As another contentious shelter is being proposed in her district, she is nowhere to be found.
Over a hundred people met yesterday, April 30, 2026, to discuss the planned men’s shelter on Empire Blvd between Bedford and Rogers. Folks expressed outrage and a disgust with Hudson, despite the fact that she is the Chair of the City Council Committee that oversees homeless services.
Why was the community given such a short period of time to be told this shelter is coming?
Why hasn’t DHS shown up and explained themselves to the community?
Why weren’t the other shelters already in this immediate area considered?
What about the safety of the children, seniors, and battered women being considered when planning on placing over 140 mentally ill or drug addicted men?
What about the congregation of folks in the plaza that is literally on the same block as the proposed shelter, which contains a liquor store (known hang out of people with mental and drug problems).
What about at the current controversy of another shelter (the Tillary St. Women’s Shelter) in her district which houses the mentally ill and drug addiction and its reports of high levels of violence?
She’s Running for Brooklyn Borough President
Some speculated that Crystal is burying her head in the sand because she is looking for funding as she runs for Brooklyn Borough President.
Here’s what we’ve heard from our elected officials …
Councilwoman Crystal Hudson refusing to engage with the Community!
(She is the person responsible for the shelter coming and a lack of notification to the community in a timely manner!)
Councilwoman Rita Joseph claimed because it is a block outside of her district, she is not going to get involved.
Assemblyman Cunningham, whose office is literally between a Domestic Violence Shelter and the proposed Men’s Shelter has spoken out against the Shelter. (A liquor store is next to Cunningham’s office, in a small open space which has already resulted in a gathering area for the existing shelter populations.)
Several other elected official’s representatives were present at the meeting last night claiming to be there to just “listen”.
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