Carroll Gardens fights homeless shelter, while officials question conflict-of-interest
More than 440 residents of Carroll Gardens have signed a petition expressing their dismay with the lack of community input surrounding a homeless shelter for single adults planned for their neighborhood.
At the same time, local officials have protested the project’s lack of details and question possible conflict-of-interest in the murky dealings surrounding the rental of the building from owner Charles Wertman — a board member of the company submitting the proposal, Housing Solutions USA.
Housing Solutions USA, headed by former Bloomberg official Robert Hess, is submitting a proposal to the Department of Homeless Services to provide housing for 170 people at 165 West 9th Street, a condo building between Court Street and Hamilton Avenue. (See the Brooklyn Daily Eagle’s previous story here.)