Exclusive | City moving 110 unvetted male vagrants to converted motel in quiet Brooklyn nabe

The city is moving 110 unvetted vagrant men into a shelter in quiet Sheepshead Bay, terrifying neighbors who fear the influx could bring violent criminals and sex offenders to their doorstep.Crime began creeping into the normally peaceful Brooklyn neighborhood after the former Gold Star Inn on Emmons Avenue was converted into a homeless shelter for families about a year ago, residents told The Post.But now the city is booting the 55 families to make way for single homeless men as early as next week, and neighbors are petrified crime will spiral further.“People are breaking into cars, people are destroying the park, taking their pants down in the park,” lamented a man who identified himself only as Fahad, 30, a plumber from Brighton Beach.“It used to be very quiet.”Shooting incidents are up 400% so far this year in the 61st Precinct, which encompasses Sheepshead Bay, and retail theft is up 10%, according to NYPD data.

Reports of rape have doubled so far in 2026, to 16 from 8 at the same time last year.To make matters worse, the city will not screen the wave of incoming hobos for prior sexual offenses.“The Department of Homeless Services confirmed that no criminal background vetting will take place, leaving room for potential sex offenders and convicted felons to come in contact with our children,” City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov (R-Brooklyn) raged in a letter sent to the city’s Department of Social Services this week.“This will be devastating for the surrounding neighborhood and community. We have seen the impacts of bringing a single adult male shelter into a residential community: loitering, drugs, and criminal activity,” added Vernikov.The news was worrisome for area residents.“Not checking the background is not very diligent of the city,” said Ginny, a 50-year-old neighbor who didn’t want to give her last name.“How can say they are protecting children when they allow that? There are also elderly people who can be targets.”The she...