Not to defend these pigs at all, but NYC is probably one of the best cities and how it treats its unhoused population. We have a huge amount of shelters, there’s an enormous amount of public assistance available, free healthcare, and a mandate that no one should be turned away when requesting temporary shelter housing. Especially during the winter.
That being said, it’s obvious that the NYPD and the Adams administration are trying to appease conservatives “for some reason.”
I blame the rollout of ranked choice voting without a comprehensive public education campaign on how it works. Most people voting through the primaries only chose one candidate rather than five of their top choices, and that is how Eric Adams became the Democratic nominee. Kathryn Garcia was the obvious better pick, and she lost out because people didn’t understand how ranked choice voting worked when they first started it during that last election.
So, clearly education is very important, particularly when it comes to how someone is going to cast their vote. Otherwise, horrible mistakes can obviously happen.
The California government does just enough to not upset Californians who are detached from reality and satiate Californians that have money and hate the former.
Tax surplus from weed sales? Refund instead of address homelessness in any meaningful way. Build a homeless shelter? Vocal voters say no, so we won’t. You can’t afford to take your car to a shop? You can’t work on your car in your driveway because we love the GDP environment.
NYC is the best place to be poor and/or unhoused. New Yorkers - despite the reputation for being assholes - actually care about their fellow New Yorkers. I’m proud of that.
Yes, it could always be better, and there are plenty of bad actors who try to sabotage efforts at helping, try to shame us all for caring… but, despite our gruff exterior, New Yorkers are good people who want better for everyone. Just look at the outrageous taxes we’re (mostly) happy to pay— because we see every day how it helps everyone.
FYI, most people think we’re assholes because we’re always running late and stressed out.
Pro tip: are you at Times Square and want a pic taken? Are you in the LES or SoHo and a bit lost? Make sure the person you ask for help is NOT walking by at Mach 3. They’re running late, and it’s rude to hold them back. But there’s always plenty of people standing/sitting around who will gladly (and politely) take your group photo, provide directions, even help navigate the subway. The key is “don’t bother/stop people who look like they’re in a hurry.” Plenty of others are around and happy to help.
Not to defend these pigs at all, but NYC is probably one of the best cities and how it treats its unhoused population. We have a huge amount of shelters, there’s an enormous amount of public assistance available, free healthcare, and a mandate that no one should be turned away when requesting temporary shelter housing. Especially during the winter.
That being said, it’s obvious that the NYPD and the Adams administration are trying to appease conservatives “for some reason.”
I blame the rollout of ranked choice voting without a comprehensive public education campaign on how it works. Most people voting through the primaries only chose one candidate rather than five of their top choices, and that is how Eric Adams became the Democratic nominee. Kathryn Garcia was the obvious better pick, and she lost out because people didn’t understand how ranked choice voting worked when they first started it during that last election.
So, clearly education is very important, particularly when it comes to how someone is going to cast their vote. Otherwise, horrible mistakes can obviously happen.
Edit: lots of spelling fixes, wow
lol. Apparently some people don’t like you and your facts interrupting the jerking.
Sounds like they’re doing better in New York than California. Our governor has decided just to lock everybody up.
California has a veneer of progressive politics.
The California government does just enough to not upset Californians who are detached from reality and satiate Californians that have money and hate the former.
Tax surplus from weed sales? Refund instead of address homelessness in any meaningful way. Build a homeless shelter? Vocal voters say no, so we won’t. You can’t afford to take your car to a shop? You can’t work on your car in your driveway because we love the
GDPenvironment.NYC is the best place to be poor and/or unhoused. New Yorkers - despite the reputation for being assholes - actually care about their fellow New Yorkers. I’m proud of that.
Yes, it could always be better, and there are plenty of bad actors who try to sabotage efforts at helping, try to shame us all for caring… but, despite our gruff exterior, New Yorkers are good people who want better for everyone. Just look at the outrageous taxes we’re (mostly) happy to pay— because we see every day how it helps everyone.
FYI, most people think we’re assholes because we’re always running late and stressed out.
Pro tip: are you at Times Square and want a pic taken? Are you in the LES or SoHo and a bit lost? Make sure the person you ask for help is NOT walking by at Mach 3. They’re running late, and it’s rude to hold them back. But there’s always plenty of people standing/sitting around who will gladly (and politely) take your group photo, provide directions, even help navigate the subway. The key is “don’t bother/stop people who look like they’re in a hurry.” Plenty of others are around and happy to help.