(DNAINFO)  Rachel Holliday Smith | March 21, 2017 — A day before its opening, neighbors of a controversial new shelter in Crown Heights have filed a petition to stop the project.

Two block associations near the 106-bed shelter slated to open at 1173 Bergen St. said they filed legal documents in Brooklyn Supreme Court late Tuesday they hope will prevent the facility opening Wednesday.

The injunction petition — filed by attorney Jacqueline McMickens on behalf of the Bergen Street Block Association, Dean Street Block Association and at least 30 individual residents — argues the shelter should not open until an environmental review is complete, the site goes through the months-long Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, and analysis has been conducted of whether “Fair Share” rules in the City Charter have been followed, among other demands.

The Bergen Street facility was originally slated to open on March 22. It’s unclear whether or not the petition will affect that plan.

Source: Residents Go to Court to Stop Opening of Crown Heights Shelter – Crown Heights – DNAinfo New York