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> with homeless people everyday who are dying on the streets in front of them like those who live in SF, LA, and NYC do You see very few homeless people on str
by santaclaus 9y ago
> with homeless people everyday who are dying on the streets in front of them like those who live in SF, LA, and NYC do
You see very few homeless people on street or in trains, and zero tents, in NYC. Its kind of strange -- NYC has a larger homeless population than SF no matter how you slice it (total count, per capita, per square foot) but the issue seems way worse in the major California cities.
I have friends who visit Oakland from NYC and are amazed at the Mad Max quality of the Bay Area.
- ihm 9y agoThere are no tents, but you definitely see plenty of homeless people on the street or sleeping in trains in NYC. It does feel less dystopian somehow than SF though.
- lr4444lr 9y agoThat's because the encampments are not tolerated in NYC.[0] There's lots of patchwork "solutions": shelters, hotels, housing vouchers, and roaming the subways (as long as they keep moving or don't congregate too many), but not long-term encampments. It's kind of like how spreading unwanted food around on your plate makes it look as though it's been eaten - is indeed weird how it affects the perception. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx-drug-lair-cleaned-bill-de-blasio-visit-article-1.2348197 http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx-drug-lair-cleaned-...