Tag: homelessness

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.