A long-running fight over a proposed men’s shelter in Brooklyn has entered a new phase under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, with demolition resuming despite over two years of protests and local officials pressing the new administration to reverse course.
The renewed activity at the site on 86th Street in Bensonhurst has rattled opponents who have been protesting the project for more than 600 days and had hoped the new mayor would reconsider one of the most contentious shelter fights inherited from the Adams administration.
