Posted on 01/23/2023 11:57:22 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Chase Bank says it has begun closing formerly 24/7 ATM vestibules at 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. in the New York City area as a result of the “rising crime and vagrancy” in the city.
The U.S.-based national bank shared the news in response to a Twitter user’s question last week.
“Our apologies. We decide to close several ATM vestibules at 5PM or 6PM, aligning the hours of service to that of the normal branch hours, due to rising crime and vagrancy that occurred in these previously 24/7 vestibules,” Chase Bank’s customer service team wrote in a tweet.
In a statement to The Hill, a Chase Bank spokesperson said that the closures will be temporary and represent a minority of the bank’s ATMs.
“For the safety of our customers and employees, we may temporarily close some ATMs overnight,” the Chase Bank spokesperson said. “Only a small portion of the ATMs we have in NYC are closing after regular business hours and many of our ATMs remain open 24 hours.”
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Progressives? More like regressives. We are regressing into a third world country.
Even saying Bosco won’t get you in?
This is not about crime.
This is about digital currency and how we need to switch because it solves so many problems.
WOW, maybe restaurants and bars should also close at 5pm if crime is so rampant
“This is not about crime.”
it’s about bums camping out in the vestibules ...
If someone goes in or out of an enclosed ATM at night, for personal banking reasons, the homeless know the space is kept warm and may try to use the space to bed down for the night. That is logical from a homeless point of view, but likely dissuades banking customers, and it is their transactions and business that makes the space worth having to the bank. That in addition to increased maintenance and security costs. Which all makes Chase’ decision logical as well. If all the NYC banks do that, it will push NYC residents into more use of non-Bank 3rd party ATM machines in convenience stores, and other places, which are likely less secure ATM networks as well.
Interesting. Thanks for posting.
Classic failure of government to do the jobs it is supposed to do in order to justify its existence.
What about the people who need their midnight booze?!
Does Chase thinks about them?
They are opened in the “white “ neighborhoods....
They are opened in the “white “ neighborhoods....
Pray tell, why should Chase think about them?
Can’t remember the examples but I used to get resentful and say “so we have to modify our behavior to live differently because of the criminals?” Then I adjusted like normal people. Mostly.
These cities are going to Hell in a handbasket but the voters keep voting for the same idiots who implemented these policies. They need another Rudy Guiliani.
The homelessness business model is cash-based, but the economy is moving to e-pay.
Thousands of ATMs have been removed from circulation as Australia moves towards a cashless society.
Progressives better wake up and smell the coffee.
Looks like ‘the city that never sleeps’ is finally going to get a good night’s rest.
I don’t know, when I visited there a few years ago, they were banging those dumpsters at 4am it was louder than a thunderstorm LOL.
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