Shower Bus Could Help the Homeless in Brooklyn — in a Year

A non-profit in Brooklyn wants to create a shower bus. But even with a model, a design and funding in place it could take a year for the bus to be ready to hit the streets.

“The bureaucracy of our agencies have not fully understood the necessity on the street level,” said Eric Adams, the Brooklyn borough president, who put up $308,000 for the project based on a detailed proposal from a non-profit, Turning Point Brooklyn.

The bus would hit spots where the homeless, runaway youth and migrant workers congregate. Turning Point says it served about 35 clients a day when it had an indoor shower, but they lost their lease at that location. 

Adams said he would ask the city to speed up the approval process. The city had no immediate comment.