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Finger-pointing continues over NYC homelessness crisis
fox5ny.com ^ | 12/8/16 | JENNIFER LAHMERS

Posted on 12/08/2016 11:11:44 AM PST by ColdOne

NEW YORK (FOX5NY) - It has been a year of finger pointing when it comes to New York City's homeless crisis. Critics have blamed Mayor Bill de Blasio for not doing enough. The mayor and the Department of Homeless Services have blamed the past.

But now it looks like the mayor is taking at least some of the blame. He appeared on the Brian Lehrer Show saying that he has to own everything: things that worked, things that didn't.

In recent months critics have attacked his administration for not having what they say is a clear-cut plan. Protestors marched at hotels-turned-shelters. De Blasio promised to lay out a solution soon. He stopped short of taking full responsibility, citing part of the problem on the city's previous regime.

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To: ColdOne

I was told that the climate was so warm, why would being homeless be a problem?


21 posted on 12/08/2016 11:36:31 AM PST by rigelkentaurus
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To: ColdOne

I don’t understand why Werner Wilhelm didn’t pick a classier name for himself, like “The Flash.”


22 posted on 12/08/2016 11:39:01 AM PST by Steely Tom ([VOTE FRAUD] == [CIVIL WAR])
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To: SpaceBar
Unfortunately they were mentally incapable of transferring this valuable lesson from birds to humans...............bingo! spot on!
23 posted on 12/08/2016 11:39:50 AM PST by ColdOne (( I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~)
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To: ColdOne

Drug & Alcohol abuse.
Lack of mental health facilities (not warehouses).
Lax immigration policies.
Lack of political will to address the problem.


24 posted on 12/08/2016 11:43:39 AM PST by G Larry (America has the opportunity to return to God.)
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To: bigdaddy45

Yeah, that was fast. I’d figure that Dems would wait until Trump took office to start noticing that there are homeless people again.


25 posted on 12/08/2016 11:53:28 AM PST by wbill
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To: ColdOne

The crazy leftist fascists and their media are getting ready to drag out the homeless on 1/20/2017! After ignoring them for the last 8 years and because of Obama administration’s poor jobs policies!


26 posted on 12/08/2016 11:53:46 AM PST by Lopeover (The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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To: bigdaddy45

Yep - it is only when a republican is president that the issue of homelessness is discussed by the MSM.


27 posted on 12/08/2016 11:57:40 AM PST by jonno (Having an opinion is not the same as having the answer...)
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To: ColdOne

28 posted on 12/08/2016 11:58:03 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: ClearCase_guy
Right now it’s President Bush’s fault, but he will be off the hook in about a month.

Nope, there is no time limit for LEFTIST accusations, they just add names. So this is the fault of Reagan-Bush-Bush and soon to add Trump (RBBT) and the malady is RBBTDS!

29 posted on 12/08/2016 12:04:13 PM PST by SES1066 (Happiness is a depressed Washington, DC housing market!)
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To: ClearCase_guy

When do we officially transfer from Bush’s Fault to Trump’s Fault?
Will there be a party or something?


30 posted on 12/08/2016 12:11:54 PM PST by Ouchthatonehurt ("When you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill)
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To: SpaceBar
Their reasoning was that free food would attract more birds and just increase the problem...


31 posted on 12/08/2016 12:50:36 PM PST by C210N
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To: ColdOne

Show me one city run by Democrat/Socialists that works.


32 posted on 12/08/2016 1:05:35 PM PST by txrefugee
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To: ColdOne

The more you pay them the more will come.


33 posted on 12/08/2016 1:57:34 PM PST by aquila48
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