Bishop Boardman Apartments?

dottietron · August 2008

I was curious about the Bishop Boardman apartments on 8th ave and 16th st. Is it a retirement home? Section 8 housing?

Anyone know?

longtimesloper · August 2008

It always looked like an assisted senior living facility to me-not a nursing home per se, more of a place for elderly people who want to live alone but need some help.

I just googled it and found this;

The Catholic Charities’ Progress of Peoples Corporation offers federally subsidized independent living for low income seniors and mobility impaired adults. Bishop Boardman Apartments located at 8th Ave and 16th St are sponsored and managed by this organization. The apartments house 200 units for senior men and women.

Bishop Boardman is in great need of volunteers to initiate activities and programs with its residents. There is a bulletin board where upcoming events are posted, all of which are usually well-attended. Examples of activities could be an era-themed reminiscing discussion (common therapeutic exercise for the elderly), art or music projects, performances of any type, food-themed parties…basically any excuse to gather together, fellowship, and have fun. These activities can be one-time or reoccurring, and could be led by any group of people in the church or even offered to the whole congregation.

obamanut · August 2008

Subject: Re: Bishop Boardman Apartments?

Dottietron wrote: I was curious about the Bishop Boardman apartments on 8th ave and 16th st. Is it a retirement home? Section 8 housing?

Anyone know?

I would say that the abundance of elderly women in mumus and men w/ WWII/Korean veteran caps using walkers, and the complete absence of any children on the site, should probably have thrown a few hints your way as to what goes down at the Bishop.

new2hood · August 2008

was the snark really necessary, Obamanut? I'm hopeful Dottietron has better things to do with her time than carefully scope out the residents of "The Bishop."

willow · March 2011

Bishop Boardman Apartments: My mom has been living there for about 19 years she is 81. It is run by the Catholic Charities of New York. Mostly elderly and disabled live there. Very nice run building, with entertainment for their tenants. Very well kept secure. If you do see children they are grandchildren of the tenants. They are individual apartments all one bedroom most of the tenants are independent or have home attendants. I have been visiting for the years that my mom is there. Very nice place.

veets · March 2011

Willow.. What total blessing for you and your mother.

i can be snarkey at Brooklynian because I feel at home here but this thread brings none of that in me.

Anyone who posts here who has a parent who is getting up in years understands how important it is for a child to know that their parent's living situation is a good one.

puckbrooklyn · March 2011

I tried to get my mom on the list and they said they weren't even putting people on the list anymore. Kind of sucked, would have loved to have her in the neighborhood and get her out of the Bronx and closer to her grandchildren.

willow · March 2011

Hi yes I'm happy with the living conditions and the care they have for their tenants. I was very happy when they called my mom, since I was living not to far in Windsor Terrace. But you know PuckBrooklyn, they have many other buildings in the sounding areas well kinda of. There is one on Ft. Hamilton Pkway in front of the White Castle. Also in Borough Park near Maimonides Hospital around 53 I think and 9th Ave. They do have a few the one I like the most is the one where my mom lives it is the best one as far as I'm concerned. Also in Brooklyn Heights very nice area near the St George Hotel (or where it use to be) don't know what its called now. So go on the website for Catholic Charities and find out. Hope this will help. I'm trying to go back home I miss home "Brooklyn" been gone for some years in NJ Well hope this helped a bit. Have a great day

willow · July 2012

Back again, my mom is still at the Bishop Boardman apartments, but I have noticed how now its getting full of orientals not that i have anything against anyone, but before it was more diverse you had people from different ethnic backgrounds and cultures. I am disturbed by this because I know my bf tried to get her father who is a World WarII vet or was and couldn't get him in may complain but no one does anything. I feel that it should remain diverse, I also noticed that the person who gives the interviews for the apartments is oriental himself. So who knows, just saying

diane0410 · July 2012

Willow, that's exactly what I've seen and heard about the place. It's been taken over mostly by people who don't live in the neighborhood. I live a block away and wish to have my mom (76years old) living there. She's had 2 strokes and is disabled. I wish there was some way to get here in there. :help:

willow · July 2012

Hi Diane, well the only way is that you go down to the Catholic Charities office downtown and apply but for this building, they say no more applications of course, they are giving it to people who...

a- do not live in the neighborhood

b- do not spend any money in the stores here

c- steal in the stores instead of buying

they have a special bus that picks the up and takes them to Chinatown to do their groceries, from what i have heard now you cant leave your laundry alone because when you come back its gone they even steal your clothes. i lived in Windsor Terrace for many years my x husband and I had a comic book store there and my mom has been in the building for almost 20 yrs. I have seen the change and the unfairness of whom they let come into the building. But another thing to do is write and complain about it since they don't dare my mom is 82 she is afraid as you can imagine so I guess that is the best bet.

Here is the contact info you can try for your mom my best to you.

.Sheila Connors at: 191 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11201.

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