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Plan to open men's homeless shelter in Bushwick stirs up negative reaction

A plan to open a men's homeless shelter on a residential block in Bushwick has stirred up a negative reaction from neighbors who say they weren't offered any input on the idea.

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Mar 29, 2019, 8:42 PM

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