• Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
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    3 years ago

    :sadness: Fuck, there is a large homeless population in NYC. I hate to think about what's happening to them right now.

    • Woly [any]
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      3 years ago

      The bad news is they're probably miserable. The good news is the flooding is very localized so they're not drowning.

      • Woly [any]
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        3 years ago

        Nah, there are plenty of people out on the streets at night. A lot of them are afraid of the shelters, or are too mentally ill to seek them out.

      • emizeko [they/them]
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        edit-2
        3 years ago

        (and if you can't get shelter you freeze to death during winter, so...)

      • anonochronomus [comrade/them, she/her]
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        3 years ago

        NYC Department of Homeless Services claims that they house 90% of the homeless population. They do have a large system of semi-permanent shelters, many of which have private bedrooms. NYC's program is way way better than most US cities. Here is a census report from 8/31. https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dhs/downloads/pdf/dailyreport.pdf