Posted on 04/28/2020 7:10:03 PM PDT by Libloather
Thousands of homeless New Yorkers have continued to seek shelter in the city’s subways, avoiding an overwhelmed and crowded shelter system that poses its own dangers during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Tuesday, both Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio condemned the presence of the homeless in the subways, but they offered little in the way of solutions to the problem.
Mayor Bill de Blasio is calling for the MTA to close ten subway stations so NYPD and homeless outreach workers can help get the homeless into shelters, and so the MTA can clean the stations thoroughly.
“We'll devote the police resources, we'll devote the outreach workers, we'll do whatever it takes, but we need the MTA to agree to this plan,” de Blasio said Tuesday.
The MTA has vaguely said it agrees with the mayor’s goals, but won’t commit to closing terminals between 12 a.m. and 5 a.m. as de Blasio suggested. The agency has said it already cleans stations everyday, and all trains every 72 hours.
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“That is disgusting, what is happening on those subway cars,” Cuomo said. “It’s disrespectful to the essential workers who need to ride the subway system.”
Cuomo offered no ideas or solutions. “We have to do better than that, and we will,” he said.
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At least get them rickshaws.
Go how? Their cellphone signals disappear? A one way trip to Hart Island?
when you let problems fester on a daily basis in emergencies they will bite you in the ass or worse kill people
How cruel of Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio
Absolutely insane that we’re shutting down businesses all over the country over a mostly New York epidemic, while New York is still operating its subway system.
Well, they have big houses.
Wouldn't that make Cuomo disgusting for letting that happen?
Typical libs. They wait until a situation gets out of control before they decide to do anything about it. I guess they've never heard of preventive measures.
A little bit off topic but how much longer until NYC reaches herd immunity?
I would suggest hybrid front end loader/trash trucks, as used in the Soylent Green movie. They scoop up the problem very efficiently, then compress it inside the truck. What could be better?
Move them into Motel Sicks. They’ll leave the lice on for you.
It really makes you willing to pay $2 million for a 2 bedroom apartment in Manhattan, doesn’t it?
/s
In other words, Trump better do something or it’s all on him.
John Rocker, please pick up the white courtesy phone...
So what’s the plan, Relocate the homeless to a conservative area ?
O fear they will be busing them to other states. They’ve done that just recently. B@$*@**$
Well how else can the union workers pad their salaries and pensions?
ACLU enters the scene in 5, 4, 3, . . .
Let me guess. Trumps fault?
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