on the Upper West Side recently drew heat from a pair of lefty pols — including a City Council member who originally gave the facility a hearty endorsement.
The lawmakers requested DSS review the codes, given the plan to pack up to four adults in individual rooms. The lawmakers noted that limiting the number of homeless occupying rooms to one or two individuals could actually help in bringing more people off the street, a sentiment echoed by neighborhood activist Melinda Thaler.
Brewer and Holyman-Sigal said reducing the number of homeless people occupying shelter rooms makes the facility more effective in drawing individuals off the streets.Brewer originally cheered the shelter’s opening, telling attendees at a February Community Board 7 meeting that she had discussed it with neighboring business owners and school, and said residents at safe havens were “pretty low key.”