Bensonhurst residents mark one-year anniversary of daily protests over planned homeless shelter

They say the neighborhood was left out of the decision and fear the project could negatively impact the community.

At the center of the protest is Yupei Ma, who spent nearly six months sleeping in his van outside the location where the shelter is expected to go, and now comes every day to support the cause.

“Community people were afraid the developer would sneak in at midnight and start demolition and construction,” Ma said…

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