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Christina Aquayo News #News Parents are outraged after Zohran Mamdani plans to put a 200-bed all-male homeless shelter right next to a majority-black middle school in Brooklyn. “My daughter comes out of school by herself, because I have to work, and it’s so dark, and I’m scared. I am terrified.” #NewYork The school is about 82% Black. The proposed shelter will be operated by Midway Living in a five-year contract worth $61.5 million (funding by the very taxpayers who oppose it) and is expected to open in 2028 as one of 12 new shelters Mamdani is planning to open by 2030. #Brooklyn Parents showed up to the school to protest holding signs that read “NO SHELTERS NEAR SCHOOL.” Democrat Council Member Mercedes Narcisse said she just found out about the plans last week and said, “You want to put it next to a school - a middle school for God’s sake! These are our children! Shame!” Protesters were chanting Mamdani's name and demanded that he show up. Mamdani said his administration plans to put a shelter in every council district, adding that the demand for single-adult beds is prompting the move. Critics point to data that shows single-adult men's shelters are packed full of people with mental illness, drug addiction, and violent criminal records, as well as illegal migrants. They also say this is the new MO of Mamdani, a top-down rule that makes decisions without local input, and remind the people opposing the shelter that elections have consequences. Should parents get to have a say in whether a 200-bed men’s shelter is put next to their children’s school? #ChristinaAguayoNews