Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Brooklyn Org and BRIC Host Forum on Livability, Safety Issues

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Brooklyn Org and BRIC held a public forum on Wednesday, engaging more than 100 residents and leaders to address housing affordability, immigration, mental health and safety, according to DocumentedNY.

Moderated by Dr. Jocelynne Rainey and Wes Jackson, panelists like Councilmembers Lincoln Restler and Shahana Hanif cited the People’s Pulse survey, noting 78% see worsening housing costs and 50% feel less safe. Nearly half surveyed have considered leaving the city. Community-driven solutions were emphasized to tackle these challenges.

“The Black population in Brooklyn is shrinking for the first time since the Great Migration,” Restler said, adding that Williamsburg and Greenpoint have lost 15,000 Latino residents over the past 15 years.