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avd706 t1_iy3tan9 wrote

Reply to comment by Janus_The_Great in A Very Moynihan Train Hall Thanksgiving: 'Wow, I Can't Even Sit Down?' by psychothumbs

Every New Yorker has access to a shelter. Nothing fancy, but it's required under a consent decree. Which is why we had small numbers of pre covid street homeless compared to other cities.

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Janus_The_Great t1_iy3udkr wrote

Every homeless New Yorker, correct. Have you heard about the conditions in many of those? Have you visited one? While on paper it looks social, it isn't. I would think more than twice to stay in one if I'd need to.

Covid had an impact, I agree, but I don't think it's just more from out of state, but rather more new Yorkers too. Rising poverty levels...

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avd706 t1_iy426o7 wrote

By definition a non homeless person already has shelter.

Most homeless people you see on the streets are emotionally disturbed. And most shelters àre deplorable. And vivid the the calculus out the window.

Want to make conditions better in the subways and train stations? Improve the shelters, attack root causes of homelessness.

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Janus_The_Great t1_iy45aec wrote

>Want to make conditions better in the subways and train stations? Improve the shelters, attack root causes of homelessness.

This is the only correct answer. Better shelters and oversight, should sink some of the issues given with homelessness. But without adequate social services the issue will not disappear.

Better yet would be housing for the homeless. But that's difficult to achive in a city where you pay ~1k for a shared bedroom already.

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avd706 t1_iy5t38l wrote

Again, housing is not the issue for the people in the subway.

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Lovat69 t1_iy4qdy0 wrote

>And vivid the the calculus out the window.

What?

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