Community Pushes City to Deliver on Affordable Housing at Former Greenpoint Hospital Site

For more than 40 years, North Brooklyn residents and community leaders have advocated for the mixed-use redevelopment Kingsland Commons. Despite this long-standing effort, concerns remain about the city’s commitment to the project. 

In January 2023, a new announcementrenewed hopes among the project’s advocates that it was finally moving forward with groundbreaking for the Barbara Kleiman Men’s Shelter in East Williamsburg. Now, more than three years later, supporters are still waiting to see Kingsland Commons…