Elmwood Park neighbors say they are seeing more homelessness in their area, but they oppose a proposed ordinance that would criminalize encampments on public property.
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Midtown and Elmwood Park neighborhoods oppose proposed anti-encampment ordinance despite safety concerns
Diana Failla, president of the Midtown Alliance and Elmwood Park, showed KMTV where unhoused individuals have been staying behind businesses and between shrubbery near 72nd and Dodge.
“You can see people sleeping and collecting there at night, it’s worse,” Failla said…