Upper West Siders hire private security over homeless crisis

New York Post ^ | Jan. 29,2019 | Cedar Attanasio, Reuven Fenton and Bruce Golding

[libstripper]

This isn’t just “spare change.”

The city’s homelessness crisis is so out of control that Upper West Side residents are shelling out $120 a month each for private security guards to patrol their neighborhood seven days a week, The Post has learned.

A dozen apartment buildings are part of the desperation effort that’s costing a total $140,000 a year, and they all surround the former Hotel Alexander that the de Blasio administration recently turned into a homeless shelter.

[libstripper]

OMG!! "$120 a month each for private security guards to patrol their neighborhood." That's $1,200 a year each. My total real estate tax bill in west Knox Co., TN is $2,223 for a 2 acre place valued at about $423,000. Of course, we're governed by Republicans, have and exercise the right to keep and bear arms, while they're governed by DemonShits and don't have that right. My security consists primarily of two large dogs and all the guns I want.

All anyone needs to do is read this article further to see those people are to be held in contempt, not sympathized with, because they're mostly DemonShits who voted for exactly what they're getting.

Hoist by their own petard!!

[I want the USA back]

Here’s a suggestion. One out of 10 of those rich Upper West Siders voluntarily give up their apartments to a “homeless” person. That would be “fair.” Of course they would continue to pay the rent and utilities.

They all vote democrat, so this is their just due.

[rktman]

Uh, why? Aren’t the folks that support napa nan and schmuckee in protesting a wall? Throw open your doors and welcome them folks in. It’s cold outside.

[Junk Silver]

You can be sure that just about every one of these people would tell you that Donald Trump was a racist and should be impeached.

Enjoy what you voted for, morons!

[LeonardFMason]

Liberal HATRED of the homeless.

Where is “The Rent is TOO DAMN HIGH!” political guy when you need him?

[brownsfan]

This is wonderful. The more life becomes bad for those who chose to make it that way, the more I like it.

[blueunicorn6]

The Johnson County Range Wars come to New York City.

[Moonman62]

They could use a wall.

Build the wall, crime will fall.

[NativeSon]

And don’t let them get fed tax credit for the security costs

[KosmicKitty]

Just another day in Warren Wilhelm’s communist paradise.

[griswold3]

Good post! The Democratic Socialists will vote to take others property but when it comes to their own it is ‘private’.
some ‘Progressive’ politician should suggest to take that $120/mo and use it for your described purpose.

Expropriate the expropriators

[csvset]

[BlackbirdSST]

OMG!! "$120 a month each for private security guards to patrol their neighborhood." That's $1,200 a year each.

Math is hard! Else we dropped a couple of months.

[Freedom4US]

Somebody pointed out “homeless” is kind of a nod towards PC-speak.

Why aren’t they called “houseless” or “apartmentless” or, since it’s NYC, “Limousineless”? Formerly they were called bums, addicts, or hobos, tramps, etc. Maybe not very nice, but undoubtedly more accurate. Many of the people on the streets are there because of “poor choices”, another euphemistic phrase.

[Skooz]

Problem is when their cesspool becomes unlivable, they swarm to North Carolina or Texas and vote for the same idiotic policies that led to the ruination of NY.

[2ndDivisionVet]

They cou1d move to Da11as or Des Moines and get simi1ar jobs that pay about the same and enjoy paying 80% 1ess in rent, taxes, food and many other expenses.

[SgtHooper]

Take the 1440$, buy a one-way ticket to Hawaii, and a rental for two weeks. Send the scumbag on a vacation. Problem solved!!

[brownsfan]

“Problem is when their cesspool becomes unlivable, they swarm to North Carolina or Texas and vote for the same idiotic policies that led to the ruination of NY.”

So typical of liberals. They are so sure that they are right about things, that even the reality of bad conditions created by policies they supported, can’t dissuade them.

I hate them. I literally hate them. I used to be counted among those that thought they were just wrong. No, they are malicious, and if they get enough power, they will hurt us.

Maybe CWII isn’t such a bad idea.

[bigbob]

His Brilliance actually kicked 100 longtime residents out of the Hotel Alexander, making them homeless, to turn it into a homeless shelter.

[firebrand]

They tried to ruin this neighborhood once before, in the 90s. They failed. The property values are high here, so all we need are the organizers. Biller and I are getting old. Can any of the younger coop and condo owners step up? Be careful of sellouts, who join your group and than sell out for personal gain.