Overnight homeless on the Subway - New York

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[grahame]

From The Guardian

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" ...

[grahame]

Or as the Daily Mail puts it

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.

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[Celestial]

Or as the Daily Mail puts it

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.

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How much will it cost to replace your roof in 2022?
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I do hope those adverts weren't personally targeted at you Grahame.

[grahame]

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How much will it cost to replace your roof in 2022?
Bowels: A Simple Trick To Empty Them Completely

I do hope those adverts weren't personally targeted at you Grahame.

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.

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I get very similar adverts, but with a different location.