Senator Chan's Reflects on the Sheepshead Bay Homeless Shelter After Initial Protest

Earlier that morning, the NYPD cleared protest encampments. Additional arrests were made, but the number of people and the charges weren’t reported.

Some elected officials were upset with how police handled the protestors and demanded answers.

“The City’s Administration wants to put a homeless shelter in the middle of our neighborhoods, next to schools and day care centers,” said State Sen. Steve Chan. “In our backyards. In our communities. And they expect us to stay quiet? Is it any wonder why the people of Sheepshead Bay are furious? Is it any wonder why families who worked their whole lives to build a safe and stable community for their children to live in are now saying, ‘Enough is enough?’”