EDGEMERE COMMUNITY CIVIC ASSOCIATION, INC. NEWSLETTER

Greetings Neighbor,

You may have heard about the upcoming conversion of the shelter on Beach 43rd and Rockaway Beach Blvd. In 3 days the current shelter will house 135 unhoused males. As per DSS, they don’t have to inform anyone but they did call some of the elected officials on October 16th. The Edgemere community and the rest of the east end of the Peninsula has had more than our share of shelters. There are so many questions but it seems like the city doesn’t prioritize the children. I encourage you to please call Councilmember Selvena Brooks-Powers to voice your concern. ECCA has reached out to no avail. We need all members of this community and those who reside outside of this community to give support against this conversion for the sake of all lives within the Rockaway Peninsula.

Councilmember Selvena Brooks-Powers Contact Info: (718) 471-7014/ email: [email protected]

We will inform the community if there is any change in the outcome of the below request from Community Board 14!