Posted on 06/01/2021 6:53:05 PM PDT by simpson96
Manhattan’s Billionaires’ Row will soon feature a men’s homeless shelter smack-bang in the middle of it despite a three-year offensive to halt its creation by members of the city’s elite, the New York Court of Appeals has ruled.
Residents of the city’s priciest street fought tooth and nail to halt Mayor de Blasio’s $60.8 million plan to open a 150-bed men’s shelter in the closed Park Savoy Hotel at 158 W. 58th St., arguing the location would be a dangerous “firetrap” and that crime would inevitably ensue on the ritzy block.(snip)
The now defunct Park Savoy Hotel will house a men's homeless shelter in a Manhattan neighborhood of luxury towers dubbed "Billionaires' Row." The now defunct Park Savoy Hotel will house a men's homeless shelter in a Manhattan neighborhood of luxury towers dubbed "Billionaires' Row." (Bebeto Matthews/AP) The Court of Appeals said it was not up to a judge to assess building safety and that “a court cannot second guess (a city agency’s) determination by granting a hearing to find additional facts or consider evidence not before the agency when it made its determination.”
The new shelter is included in the city’s Department of Homeless Services’ Turning the Tide plan, a 2017 initiative that promised to reduce the use of both cluster sites and hotels while building 90 new city-run shelters.
“We appreciate the court affirming the City’s determination to provide New Yorkers experiencing homelessness with shelter at this site and look forward to opening our doors at this location as soon as possible,” said Isaac McGinn, a DHS spokesman.
“We’re confident that . . . our clients will be warmly welcomed as they get back on their feet here and we will make this the best experience it can be for all during these challenging times.”
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Enjoy the bed you shat in.
Didn’t deBlasio already do this same thing last summer to another upper class New York neighborhood? He seems to derive a deep thrill from making the lives of his constituents near unbearable.
Good. Now there needs to be a homeless shelter opened up on the front lawn of Nancy Pelosi’s house.
Excellent, best news today. Yep until Rat voters face the impact of their politics, nothing will change. Although I doubt he wins, the best candidate for NYC mayoral may be Andrew Yang because he actually believes the sh!t he’s peddling.
$60 million dollars?
It was already a hotel, yes?
Shouldn’t the Feds Commandeer Martha’s Vineyard to house all the Illegal Aliens??
Da Commieo needs to erect a tent city for the homeless on the lawn, inside of his new walls at Gracie Mansion.
LOL.
If only I had the power to do that!!
That’s why it’s only $60 million. Building new would probably be a Billion with a B. It is New York, ya know. Bribes and union contracts.
Too bad Thomas Nast isn’t here to depict a clown like DeBlasio (real name something else) shining the poor unfortunate’s shoes.
$400,000/bed
You can buy a mansion for $400,000 in many cities.
I hope the city can sell the hotel for close to what it paid or more.
“Smack-Bang”? Should be “Slam-Smack”...
I’m thinking, “smack-dab”!
Nothing bad that the government does to New Yorkers is bad enough. They voted for it and the deserve to get it - good and hard.
“$60 million dollars?”
You have to take out some for bribes. Also, you wouldn’t expect them to live in squalor but more in line with their neighbors so they don’t feel uncomfortable.
Hey Babylon Bee. You need to up your game!!
Proposal for Babylon Bee article:
Obama donates his Martha Vineyard estate as a homeless encampment.
;-)
Perfect headline/story, for the Bee. 👍🏼
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