“People use drugs and then they go straight to the grocery store and steal,” said Pierson. They also threatened staff. Two managers quit citing “hazardous working conditions.” The stock boys carried tasers for self protection. Due to theft and the price of security, the store hemorrhaged money. The store’s front door stayed broken for months, maybe years, because managers couldn’t afford to fix it, nor could they resolve the “rancid odor” that enveloped the store. To add to the fun, the “unhoused” camped out in the front of the store. Prostitutes solicited Johns. Drug dealers sold their wares. Shoplifters evaded security by hopping on a bus that the City, still swimming in Covid cash, had made “free.” And to keep the brigand business booming, a woke DA released the perps even before they could eat their stolen Skittles.The problem with loser children of wealthy 'elites' like Mamdani - - is they want to be 'hero's' of the oppressed when they have no clue 'why' for-profit stores won't touch these sites. And of course 'the oppressed' are thrilled to find soft touch idiots to roll...It's a set up for commie takeovers. Oh and the reason people don't have $400 for an emergency is because (with rare exception) they spend more money than they make and fall for instant gratification... And it happens at all income levels.