Description
the front entrance area of the CITY owned empty building at 649 Howard Avenue is being used as a shelter ... where not only do people sleep at night, but they also congregate and use drugs. LCI has dismantled it several times, the NHPD has gone by and 'evicted' people several times. There is a clear 'NO TRESPASSING' sign there - next to the curtain - so that's not working. I suggest the City of New Haven board up the entrance and NHPD continue to enforce the no trespassing.
also asked...
Q. Is the problem blight (trash, etc) outside, or is it a problem with the building (illegal use, housing code violation, etc)?
A. Outside Blight
A. Outside Blight
15 Comments
aboutime (Registered User)
Tommy (Registered User)
While it looks bad and is illegal for homeless people to be there, we need to remember, every time homeless people are kicked out of someplace, they don't just magically disappear. They actually go somewhere else and people might not like where they go.
At least now, they're in front of a city owned empty building. That sounds a lot better than homeless people being in front of privately owned apartment buildings, restaurants and other shops.
Edgewood Place (Registered User)
mario cardone jr (Registered User)
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Tommy (Registered User)
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