Posted on October 19, 2016 by The Editorial Board in amNewYork amNewYork, By The Editorial Board The refrain is the same in communities across New York City: not here. From Maspeth to Rockaway Beach, from East Elmhurst to Sunset Park, community members and local politicians are protesting NYC’s efforts to house homeless individuals and families in hotels and motels. Some residents worry about safety, others about property values or how sheltering homeless individuals or families would change their communities. There are those who fear their new neighbors or worry about anything that’s different. As one civic leader told a local newspaper, “You’re bringing in people from all kinds of backgrounds. That’s the reason why they’re alarmed.”
