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Title: Overnight homeless on the Subway - New York Post by: grahame on February 18, 2022, 21:28:01 From The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/18/new-york-city-removing-homeless-from-subways-at-night)
Quote New York City will begin removing homeless people from subways at night Mayor says public fear of subways is driving riders from the system and announces more mental health support to homeless A much most substantial issue than fare evasion - a symptom and it sounds from the rest of the article rather that they're treating the symptom much more that the issue itself, in spite of what the little bit I quoted says. We do have a rural homeless population, and one in towns and smaller cities here about, and the variety of cases as I understand it is that some are by choice, some are not, and some can't manage their choice. I do hope the handful of people who were on the street in Bath last night had some option of shelter before it turned really nasty. And then we have a substantial number of "sofa surfers" ... Title: Re: Overnight homeless on the Subway - New York Post by: grahame on February 18, 2022, 22:07:40 Or as the Daily Mail (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-10529035/New-York-City-remove-homeless-subway.html) puts it
Quote New York leaders pledged Friday to clear homeless people from the city's subway following a spike in violence on the underground transit system since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mayor Eric Adams said he was instructing police officers and social workers to remove anyone sheltering inside train cars and on station platforms. "The system was not made to be housing, it's made to be transportation," Adams, 61, told reporters. Homeless people sought refuge in the subway system after shelters closed at the height of the pandemic in spring 2020 and as workers stopped commuting to offices. Adams said police officers would work with outreach workers who would help take homeless people to shelters or towards hospital help if they appear mentally ill. Article continues. Also offers links if any of the following is of interest: Here Is What Full Mouth Dental Implants Should Cost You in Frome How Much Does It Cost To Hire A 24-Hour Live-In Carer in Frome? The Cost Of Hair Transplant In Frome Might Surprise You Single over 50 in Frome? See who's on Ourtime! Drink This Before Bed, Watch Your Belly Fat Vanish How much will it cost to replace your roof in 2022? Bowels: A Simple Trick To Empty Them Completely Title: Re: Overnight homeless on the Subway - New York Post by: Celestial on February 18, 2022, 22:53:12 Or as the Daily Mail (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-10529035/New-York-City-remove-homeless-subway.html) puts it I do hope those adverts weren't personally targeted at you Grahame. Quote New York leaders pledged Friday to clear homeless people from the city's subway following a spike in violence on the underground transit system since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mayor Eric Adams said he was instructing police officers and social workers to remove anyone sheltering inside train cars and on station platforms. "The system was not made to be housing, it's made to be transportation," Adams, 61, told reporters. Homeless people sought refuge in the subway system after shelters closed at the height of the pandemic in spring 2020 and as workers stopped commuting to offices. Adams said police officers would work with outreach workers who would help take homeless people to shelters or towards hospital help if they appear mentally ill. Article continues. Also offers links if any of the following is of interest: Here Is What Full Mouth Dental Implants Should Cost You in Frome How Much Does It Cost To Hire A 24-Hour Live-In Carer in Frome? The Cost Of Hair Transplant In Frome Might Surprise You Single over 50 in Frome? See who's on Ourtime! Drink This Before Bed, Watch Your Belly Fat Vanish How much will it cost to replace your roof in 2022? Bowels: A Simple Trick To Empty Them Completely Title: Re: Overnight homeless on the Subway - New York Post by: grahame on February 19, 2022, 08:16:50 Article continues. Also offers links if any of the following is of interest: I do hope those adverts weren't personally targeted at you Grahame. Here Is What Full Mouth Dental Implants Should Cost You in Frome How Much Does It Cost To Hire A 24-Hour Live-In Carer in Frome? The Cost Of Hair Transplant In Frome Might Surprise You Single over 50 in Frome? See who's on Ourtime! Drink This Before Bed, Watch Your Belly Fat Vanish How much will it cost to replace your roof in 2022? Bowels: A Simple Trick To Empty Them Completely If targeted, it was poor, I can assure you. I have just been out to check on damage from Storm Eunice, and can report just a few twigs down. We had repairs to a roof last year - not a full replacement, but that could be relevant in a decade or so. Title: Re: Overnight homeless on the Subway - New York Post by: broadgage on February 19, 2022, 11:57:02 I get very similar adverts, but with a different location.
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