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A man in Brooklyn, New York, is in critical condition after being stabbed with an icepick inside a homeless shelter, according to police reports.
Brooklyn Police said that a 34-year-old man is in critical condition after being stabbed with an icepick in a homeless shelter Brooklyn on Saturday.
The victim was stabbed in the neck and chest inside the shelter in Greenpoint around 12:30 am, police said. He was transported to Bellevue Hospital.
Two men, ages 48 and 50, were arrested at the scene, but have not yet been charged, authorities said.
The shelter with 200 beds located at 400 McGuiness Boulevard, opened last summer for men with mental illness and substance abuse problems.
Some local activists have opposed the shelter, alarmed that sex offenders are among those housed there.
Councilman Steve Levin, Democrat, Greenpoint, fought against opening the shelter, citing security concerns.