Yeah I had a discussion with my city councillor about this same thing after walking through a ravine path/dog off-leash area with no benches or garbage cans or anything.
I was fine, but I was with my friend has trouble standing for long periods. We ended up bussing back because he couldn’t rest anywhere.
Apparently the last councillor had them removed for this reason and he’s going to try to get them back with next year’s budget.
Youd like to think thats true, it probably is. This post is from like 4-5 years ago (evidence is the "wear a mask" in the NYC account's title). I'd guess that Mamdani has put that barbaric pratice behind the city, and that they would be moving forward on more low income housing and accessible shelters in the city.
Clearly you have never lived in a country where the picnic services and parks have been turned into shanty towns.
You should be pushing for more shelters not encouraging them to sleep on a subway bench.
Problem is that would require you to volunteer, donate, hit the pavement. And you guys just wanna sit at home and meme instead
More shelters would mean the subway benches stay because the government isn't trying to solve the homeless problem by punishing them. And if the subway benches stay, they benefit everyone.
The meme is on your side and you're still fighting it lol
They say "volunteer, donate" and "shelters" are the answer. That's nothing but a band-aid. Yes, it can help with the immediate problem, but it's never an actual answer. The answer is government programs to put homeless people in honest-to-god housing, not shelters.
Yeah I had a discussion with my city councillor about this same thing after walking through a ravine path/dog off-leash area with no benches or garbage cans or anything.
I was fine, but I was with my friend has trouble standing for long periods. We ended up bussing back because he couldn’t rest anywhere.
Apparently the last councillor had them removed for this reason and he’s going to try to get them back with next year’s budget.
They’re now working on figuring out how to remove the ground altogether
You'd like to think that the new Ultra-Left Tankie Mayor will reverse course on this kind of policy.
Youd like to think thats true, it probably is. This post is from like 4-5 years ago (evidence is the "wear a mask" in the NYC account's title). I'd guess that Mamdani has put that barbaric pratice behind the city, and that they would be moving forward on more low income housing and accessible shelters in the city.
I know your comment is sarcasm, but the date on this post has likely been obscured on purpose to sow division exactly like this.
Its like this everywhere.
I saw this before. I wouldn't me be surprised if it wasn't years old.
Clearly you have never lived in a country where the picnic services and parks have been turned into shanty towns. You should be pushing for more shelters not encouraging them to sleep on a subway bench. Problem is that would require you to volunteer, donate, hit the pavement. And you guys just wanna sit at home and meme instead
Me, a lowly peon, glancing around my subway: "Damn, miss those benches."
You, a CEO at Terminally Online Industries: "It's your own fault for failing to single-handedly solve homelessness."
You could probably diy like five guys at blackrock. Five guys who are in the same room pretty often. Solving it yourself isn't implausible.
More shelters would mean the subway benches stay because the government isn't trying to solve the homeless problem by punishing them. And if the subway benches stay, they benefit everyone.
The meme is on your side and you're still fighting it lol
The meme is not on their side, unfortunately.
They say "volunteer, donate" and "shelters" are the answer. That's nothing but a band-aid. Yes, it can help with the immediate problem, but it's never an actual answer. The answer is government programs to put homeless people in honest-to-god housing, not shelters.
Only government. No other kind of organizing.
Posting a meme like this and volunteering/donating are not mutually exclusive.
People being upset about their government punishing homeless people seems like it's in the right direction.
Or just lock them in a box. 95%+ are on drugs or have serous mental health issues. That's enough to lock em up in rehab or a phyc ward.