A new community group in Sugar Hill is protesting the oversaturation of Harlem. Their petition link and petition statement is below:
Petition Link:
Petition Statement:
Harlem should not have to bear the burden for the city homeless, mentally ill and drug addicted population. All communities in NYC should bear their fair share of services. Harlem is unduly burden with permanent, temporary, emergency shelters, transitional housing, safe haven, stabilization beds, supportive housing facilities, substance abuse programs, Harm Reduction facilities as well as sewer treatment plants and Bus Depots.
Say No to the 1727 Amsterdam Ave Affordable/Supportive Housing Project and all other projects done under the cover of night, disguised as Affordable Housing and placed in our community.
Say No to1727 Amsterdam which will replaced a health care facility with 120 apartments for people with mental illness and drug addiction
Say No to the placement of facilities across from or near school or in areas that contain other shelters, supportive housing and drug treatment centers.
Say No to the city providing loans to nonprofits and developer known for failure to fulfill it contract and/or misuse of funds. Say No to the give away of taxpayer money under the guise of loans which may or may not have to be paid back. BRC (Bowery Residents’ Committee) stated that they may not have to pay back the 80+ Million loan from the City.
Say No to Health and Hospital Corp (HHC) reducing the number of Psychiatric beds and moving their patients into supportive housing, shifting the burden to the community.
If we allow BRC (Bowery Residents’ Committee) to develop 1727 Amsterdam Ave a project that has been in the works for 3 years under the cover of darkness, how many more facilities will be placed in our community without our knowledge or input.
Our goal is to balance compassion with the demand that Harlem should not have to bear the burden and that all communities take their fair share.
Over saturation directly contribute to drug related criminal activities in Harlem and put undue burden on the police forces and merchants in Harlem. It puts the community and our children in danger and degrades our standard of living. We should not have to live in fear when leaving our homes.
We Support 100% Affordable Housing and Fair Share.