Tag: homelessness

Voucher confusion leaves Brooklyn family on the brink of homelessness

selfie of mother and son facing homelessness due to voucher issues

Jul. 9, 2025 By Shane O’Brien When 80-year-old Carole Bellitti and her 50-year-old son John received word in March confirming they had been pre-approved for the CityFHEPS housing voucher program for low-income households, they thought their prayers had been answered. Carole and John, who were evicted from their southeast Brooklyn home in March after falling…

Ex-staffers of homeless nonprofit indicted in alleged kickback scheme

File image: The three defendants allegedly received over $500,000 in illegal kickback payments from a vendor selected to install security cameras at city homeless shelters

Nov. 26, 2024 By Adam Daly Three men, including two former employees of a nonprofit organization serving New York City’s homeless population, have been charged in a yearslong kickback scheme that misappropriated more than $500,000 in public funds. An indictment unsealed Nov. 21 in federal court in Brooklyn names Gary DSilva, also known as…

Former Gowanus brewery, Clinton Hill warehouse slated to become migrant shelters

gowanus brewery shelter site

Dec. 26, 2023 By Anna Bradley-Smith and Cate Corcoran

Under emergency contracts relating to the migrant crisis, and with little public oversight, warehouses in Gowanus and Clinton Hill are being converted into large homeless shelters that could potentially operate for years.