{"id":3103,"date":"2026-03-30T06:57:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=3103"},"modified":"2026-03-30T06:57:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:57:25","slug":"hundreds-of-protesters-swarm-proposed-nyc-mens-homeless-shelter-site-physically-block-construction-truck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=3103","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of protesters swarm proposed NYC men\u2019s homeless shelter site, physically block construction truck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Furious protesters blocked off construction trucks and swarmed the site of a proposed homeless shelter in Brooklyn on Sunday evening \u2014 after rumors swirled that workers would break ground at the new facility as early as Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Several hundred protesters lined multiple blocks in Bensonhurst, calling upon Mayor Zohran Mamdani to shut down the city\u2019s long-standing plans to erect a 150-capacity men\u2019s shelter at 86th Street and 25th Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly 100 NYPD officers, some dressed in riot gear, attempted to quell the crowd of residents who pushed down barricades and surrounded a moving container truck near the planned shelter site after unconfirmed rumors swirled that construction would begin bright and early on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Protesters tried to stop a construction vehicle from entering the site of a planned homeless shelter at 86th St and 25th Ave. <span class=\"credit\">William C Lopez\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One protester even stood behind the tires of a container truck as it attempted to back up into the site, where several construction vehicles, including dump trucks, gathered. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re here to protest this homeless shelter, which is going to bring danger to the neighborhood. We\u2019ll stay here all night and come back tomorrow night and the night after that and keep coming back until the mayor shuts down construction of this shelter,\u201d protester Kevin Zhang, 40, told The Post. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThis is a major thoroughfare that mothers and children and elderly people take every day. The subway is right here. Homeless shelters that house dangerous people need to be in isolated areas, not in the middle of major transportation hubs,\u201d Zhang said. <\/p>\n<p>Locals said they fear the men\u2019s shelter, which is near several senior housing complexes, could become a\u00a0magnet for drugs, crime and other trouble. <\/p>\n<p>Protests against the planned facility in the predominantly Asian District 43 have been ongoing since the city first notified the community about plans for the homeless shelter in November 2023.<\/p>\n<p>During one heated protest in July 2024, Councilwoman Susan Zhuang (D-43)\u00a0was arrested for allegedly biting a deputy NYPD chief during a scream-filled clash with cops. The charges were later dropped. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Roughly 100 NYPD officers attempted to quell the crowd of residents who pushed down barricades and surrounded a moving container truck. <span class=\"credit\">William C Lopez\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Several hundred protesters lined multiple blocks in Bensonhurst, calling upon Mayor Zohran Mamdani to shut down the city\u2019s long-standing plans to erect a 150-capacity men\u2019s shelter at 86th Street and 25th Avenue. <span class=\"credit\">William C Lopez\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Department of Social Services told New12 earlier this month that the department had sent a message stating that Mamdani\u2019s administration intends to restart the proposed project, but that construction had not yet begun and the project was a long way from completion.<\/p>\n<p>The shelter is still planned to open in late 2027, the agency added. <\/p>\n<p>The Department of Social Services did not immediately respond to The Post\u2019s request for comment on the construction timeline. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Locals said they fear the men\u2019s shelter, which is near several senior housing complexes, could become a\u00a0magnet for drugs, crime and other trouble. <span class=\"credit\">William C Lopez\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Protests against the planned facility in the predominantly Asian District 43 have been ongoing since the city first notified the community about plans for the homeless shelter in November 2023. <span class=\"credit\">William C Lopez\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Protesters are worried the homeless shelters will house dangerous people. <span class=\"credit\">William C Lopez\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMamdani thinks he can put homeless shelters in any neighborhood he wants because he wants the homeless to feel like they are at home, because maybe being around families will rehabilitate them,\u201d said protestor Alex Lin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe could put shelters anywhere in the city, but he chooses to put them right in the middle of our neighborhood,\u201d Lin, 35, added. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe doesn\u2019t care about the danger that poses to us. 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