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The Complex History of the Site of BRC's Inwood Shelter and Memorial Featured in the New York Times

More than six years after BRC's Chief Real Estate Officer Nicole Clare came across an old auto repair shop that seemed like a great site to build a homeless shelter in northern Manhattan, that shelter is almost ready to open. However, getting to this point was anything but simple.


After submitting the down payment, BRC was preparing for the design and construction phase when they learned that the property had previously been a burial ground for enslaved people.


Read about the history of the site in the New York Times: They Were Building a Homeless Shelter. But the Land had a Grim Past




 
 
 

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A. Wate
A. Wate
Dec 29, 2025

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new2winhester
Nov 09, 2025

There are so many sites around the city that haven't gotten the respect they deserve. If new buildings weren't being erected one would never know. Take for instance the old MTA bus depot in East Harlem (126th and 2nd Ave), if the MTA has not planned to reconstruct it, those bodies would not be acknowledged. The sum could be said for 26 Federal Plaza and NYC.

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A. Wate
A. Wate
Dec 29, 2025
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This BRC Inwood Women's Residence is being disrespected from the foundation to the rooftop, which includes interlopers coming in here on official business joining ranks.


Mentally ill clients are literally being allowed to chase their own minds, to swim in it, with a whole lof of self-medicating included. Oversight contacts have been made aware of what is going on. Their response? What response?


Some clients went from being concerned about the ancestors and their wrath when things started breaking and not working. Pookie and them have been playing seek and destroy games and turn as much to chaos as they can. Unfortunately, their efforts have an appreciative audience in and outside the shelter.

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rping Zhuang
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Oct 23, 2025

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