Brit Reacts To NYC IS BUILDING ANTI-HOMELESS STREETS!

[@starparodier91]

I’ve never been to NYC and would love to visit, but I have mild cerebral palsy and have to be extra careful to not snap my Achilles tendon by walking “too fast” at lower elevations (I’m from Colorado). It really makes me reconsider visiting. I lived in Japan for over six years and loved it. I have no problems sitting next to a homeless person. At the end of the day we’re all human.

[@deborahabston4222]

The solution for helping the homeless population is not just about shelters. It is about more safe shelters, decent mental hospitals, and affordable housing. NYC is not flowing in unlimited amounts of money and they cannot spend it all in one place. This is true for all large cities around the world.

[@maozedong8370]

DON'T bullsh*t. NYC has a lot of money and could EASILY fund these types of thing s if they wanted. They are CHOOSING not to.

[@makapan1]

I agree with you.....but the solution is defiantly not beating up on NYC, where they actually do try when the majority of cities, especially the cities out West, make zero efforts.

[@tyreedillard]

​@maozedong8370 that's a myth that large cities, even heavily taxed ones like NYC and LA have tons of excess money to throw at the homeless problem. What other city services would you like reduced (emergency service, fire, police, etc) to finance an issue that use to be handled with state and federal funding.

[@randalmayeux8880]

Hi Kabir! I was homeless in Fort Worth for several years, until my disability came through. Whenever I wanted to sit down, I did. I don't need a bench and when the cops tell you to get up, you get up until the cop goes away. They can't afford to spend valuable manpower running people off the sidewalk all day, and if they arrested everyone, it would cost the city a fortune! It's easy not to look homeless since clothes, haircuts and so on are readily available for free. I used to go to the library downtown and read and get out of the weather (hot or cold). As long as you aren't causing any problems, you have the right to be in the public library.

[@RudyCantGame]

A lot of homeless prefer the streets as shelters are overcrowded and dangerous.

[@karenward267]

Kabir, we in San Francisco, have shown the homeless sympathy and look at the mess we’re in. Oftentimes, homeless stated that they felt safer on the streets than in shelters. Sometimes thd shelters don’t take in animals. Now on many streets, planters have been installed on some of the sidewalks to deter homeless from setting up an encampment. I have no idea what the solution is.

[@karenward267]

@Michelle-vu3fe yes. I have friends who live in the burbs of Seattle, and I have friends in Portland too. It’s a big mess. Then look at LA. smh.

[@karenward267]

@Michelle-vu3fe I have lived in the US for many years and now have sial nationality. In SF, we voters have approved homeless and drug programs that have totaled in excess of a billion dollars. This topic has become a sacred cow and there is no fiscal oversight. Anyone who challenges the latest and greatest homeless/drug plan is attacked as being a NIMBY.

[@karenward267]

@Michelle-vu3fe very hypocritical. I would have more respect if the man had put his money where his money is. It’s hard because I emigrated from the UK, and as someone who worked in a very large, global law firm, I have worked on human trafficking cases from central and the northern countries of South America and from Asia. It isn’t pretty to look at the photos of the predominantly women. I really don’t know what the solution is, but we cannot continue with the current system.

[@Thetequilashooter1]

I used to work in Manhattan many years ago. It was the first time that I’d really seen a lot of homeless people. One lingering memory is how often I’d see homeless people sleeping on the subway vents. They provided warmth, but they also had a distinguished smell about them, too. Shelters in general aren’t the best places to stay, especially for women and children. There’s a lot of theft, fighting, etc. Some cities provide camping supplies, but it’s still a rough life. The sad part is that housing costs are escalating, and many people are getting priced out from their living arrangements. I’d love to win the lottery big time to help with the homeless crisis in the US.

[@lindarogers2271]

Most city homeless are mentally ill . They are medicated and put back on the streets . I feel bad for those who are in cold places like NY. Building their city like that will create more freezing to dealth in the winter . 😢

[@sallyintucson]

I’ve been told that many homeless people are afraid of shelters because other homeless people can get violent and steal their belongings. Another problem NYC has is tens of thousands of immigrants coming through the southern border (specifically Texas) who are bused to NYC and dumped.

[@ThatShyGuyMatt]

Yep, its a big issue. Having helped at homeless shelters, sometimes they feel safer on the streets. The people are desperate so if your inside, you got better odds of someone stealing your stuff when you sleep sadly.

[@Boodieman72]

You missed the illegal part.

[@cluckieschickens]

Small towns in Texas cannot deal with the millions of illegal aliens coming in, due to the current regime who opened the border, what are they suppose to do?

[@Maeshalanadae]

That’s what they get for voting to be a sanctuary city.

[@LordLOC]

@@cluckieschickens If you think "the current regime" has opened the border, you are watching the wrong news or getting it from the wrong sources. Biden has basically just continued most of the Trump era regulations regarding immigrants, both legal and illegal. Sure, they ended the "kids in cages" crap but Biden's administration is still literally building the wall Trump jacked off to all the time - to bad Mexico is still not paying for it though.

[@tammyparsons5656]

They need to figure out why we have so many homeless in the first place. Big drug/violence problem in the US.

[@djkrazykaly]

you wanna know why homeless people exist? its Because in this country in particular, we have a NIMBY mindset. People wanna build small homes to help the homeless? NIMBY. Nimby is an Acronym for Not In My BackYard or "you can help people over my cold, dead body". "You wanna build places to help those dirty, disgusting sub-human scumbag homeless people? Not In My BackYard!!" and the backyard being referred to is anyplace that they might see. they would be perfectly happy if you built camps in the middle of nowhere, where they wouldnt be seen by anyone. but when its building a shelter in an area of town that people see all the time? "NOT IN MY BACKYARD". i was homeless for a year back in 2000-2001. i was treated lower than the lowest form of life on this planet and told that if i hadnt done drugs, i wouldnt be homeless. (I was in fact robbed of everything i had the day before i was able to pay my rent. i had my electronics, all my cash which i had withdrawn from the bank earlier that day, and all the appliances stolen from my apartment). i was looked down on because i was struggling and no one would bother helping me because "homeless people are all drug abusers and criminals and should be exterminated with extreme prejudice" according to the people in the town government.

[@amberjones9520]

Exactly. It is my opinion that they could do so much more but more than likely it’s going in their own pocket instead. If a single person on social security, disability, or someone with a minimum wage job is able to live in a house on their own they got very lucky. It’s nearly impossible.

[@icycold9406]

I’d rather see no benches rather than homeless people congregating

[@sherryheim5504]

You are assuming that homeless are all just good people down on their luck where here, it is mostly a subculture of drug addicts who are trying to fly under the radar. We have some covered bus bench areas here and homeless don't just sleep there, they are there 24/7. There are needles on the ground, trash and human excrement all around. A regular traveler will not be sitting on a bench there that is for sure. As a matter of fact, it is quite disgusting and makes it horrible for people who need to use the public transit system. Constantly being asked for money and being met with aggression if you do need to stand inside the covering due to weather. Homeless shelters will not allow someone in if they are not sober, so many of the homeless are not eligible to stay in the shelters. If you are homeless and sober, there is a very good chance you can find a place to sleep inside and also get something to eat. You just have to arrive early and be sober. I do think that armrests in benches do serve a good purpose so that some people who need to sit can, like handicapped, elderly and pregnant women. Otherwise, those benches would be occupied 24/7 by homeless. There is a cleanliness issue to consider also. I think they said that you have to have a ticket to sit in the lounge so that you are actually a traveler. In my neighborhood there are several long standing, well established businesses that are having to close down because Homeless have taken up residence in front of their business and also blocking access to the back of their buildings. Nobody wants to shop in a business where they are harassed when they try to use the door to go inside. I have also had homeless "families" trying to set up camp in my front yard and use my flowerbeds for a toilet. I pick up used needles every week when I take out my trash. Many of the homeless don't have to be, they already get welfare, free medical and food allowance cards monthly. They also get free cell phones and in many areas there are shower trucks that are available a couple of days a week.. Often when I am at the little mini-mart at the gas station, I see homeless buying junk food and soda pop with their food card. Instead of buying a fresh breakfast burrito, they are buying candy bars and packaged donuts at relatively the same price. There is a lot to fix, but keeping the camps out of neighborhoods should really be a priority. I could not possibly sell my home at this point because nothing is being done about the homeless situation here which is overrunning our community. So even though it is unsafe, I have no real way out. Yes, it is sad that people are out on the street but it is also sad that homeowners and taxpayers are just told to suck it up while fumes from drug pipes being smoked on our front yards has become commonplace, our trash cans are turned into campfire pits (and we have to pay for new ones because we are only allowed to use city provided trash totes) and people are selling and shooting up drugs right out there in public on our property. Where is the compassion for us in all of this? The number of camps have more than reached the tipping point and it seems it is no longer possible to protect our property and our lifestyles even though we are the ones paying for the protection. It is a two-sided coin, this issue and this video is only exposing one side.

[@shelaughs185]

Spot on. Sounds like you're describing San Fran or LA. San Diego is marginally better. The sidewalks still smell like urine, though. Sanctuary Cities are feeling the illegal immigrant influx pain, too.

[@sherryheim5504]

@@shelaughs185 Albuquerque, but I am from L.A. couldn't take that place anymore, sad because there is a lot to love but it is outweighed by the negative.

[@shelaughs185]

@@sherryheim5504 My 20-yr-old son lives in LA. The best thing about going to visit him there is seeing him! Not like WDC is much better, but outside the beltway isn't bad. Yet.

[@infinitematter.]

You should check out some of his new videos about our migrant problem currently happening in the US

[@freddurant405]

@infinitematter1259 14:15

[@icycold9406]

The pregnant people won’t be able to use the benches because the homeless will be sleeping on it…

[@Bart-dg6qv]

You mean pregnant woman?

[@bigbk3278]

@@Bart-dg6qvuh? Did u really think they meant men too?

[@Bart-dg6qv]

@@bigbk3278 Ha ha :-)

[@ScottyM1959]

NYC has shelters, unfortunately for some they do their drugs or drink not to mention the poor conditions the shelters are in. Also, people would rather live in the subway tunnels and on the streets because of possible mental issues. I feel bad to a point, but when the homeless won't accept the help or don't think they need help, you can't force people to take help. The city won't work to help homeless veterans, but they are bending over backwards to help illegal immigrants. The city has to keep raising salaries, pensions, and benefits to retain work force even though they are cutting the police budget they have to replace cars that criminals "protesters" destroy. The cost of living in NYC is astronomical and all that, plus not locking up criminals is why people are leaving in droves. To the tune of over 100,000 in 2023 alone. NYC won't be the NYC of my day until they get a mayor like Rudy Gulliani with a District Attorney that believes criminals belong in jail and a governor who says enough sanctuary city call ICE and please start deporting these people home. Nothing will change there. It's sad because I loved visiting & working in NYC. There were so many great restaurants and clubs now about half remain.

[@juanlugo3982]

There are a lot of shelters but you have to be in by 10:00 p.m. sober and they want to drink and do drugs

[@daga11]

The handicap and pregnant women have a difficult time but if the original seating was brought back they'd still have a difficult time because homeless people would be taking up the whole area. NY can do a better job dealing with them but homeless people also need to have the desire to get back on their feet also.

[@feralon9570]

You are aware that the homless population soared in New York after COVID and people are in the streets with their kids this year? They are people who are working and people who are doing but you can't make enough money to survive. I just watched a whole story on the families who were forced into the streets just last year.

[@Howdy1957]

Also scary, because a lot of homeless people are mentally ill! No problem with homeless people as long as they are safe!

[@tactical-daddy]

The problem is if you give and inch, they take a mile. Like did you know in some cities there is a thing called "squatters rights"? What is that you ask. Let's say you own a home but are away from home on business. Someone breaks into your home but instead of stealing anything they change the locks and move in. You come back and find that..can you kick them out? Nope, even the police won't help. You have to sue them and take them to court and get them evicted at your expense.

[@AngelaVara-i4l]

It's been like that for years now,I watch scum landlords and it shows this.

[@Angus4277]

I agree with hostile architecture. Most homeless folks would choose homelessness over a shelter. Also, if you show compassion you encourage further homelessness. Just look at the U.S. southern border that is open inviting millions of illegal immigrants to come.

[@lisadevona7601]

That's NYC for ya.

[@gracebreen427]

My sister worked with the homeless here in the Detroit area and even homeless would choose being outside over a shelter because of rules like drug free and alcohol free which surprised me because like she said if your homeless you shouldn’t be picky especially if it’s the difference between shelter or not.

[@MarySpain1958]

Seriously doubt the ones suffering from addictions can be sober without help. Methadone. That would be like Detox w.o medicial help.

[@gracebreen427]

⁠@@MarySpain1958didn’t say they could get sober without help! My mom’s an alcoholic I don’t need a lesson on that thanks. They are offered and given help through many programs thru that company and other places. It’s not a quick fix. Relapse is common! Also not all of them want to or will take the help. You can’t make them change, they have to want to change.

[@EQINOX187]

The thing that bothers me about these things is that these city's spend 10s of millions each year to put in place any homeless things and all it does it move them to another place where the city then spend 10s of millions more to protect that place and rinse and repeat, the money would be better spent in actually developing permanent " safe " housing for them and an actually support system to get them back to work as this would solve the problem

[@mikeyj7824]

The problem is in most places when they try to build housing for the homeless, or mentally ill the people are like not in my community

[@icycold9406]

If there’s benches there, the homeless will take over them

[@rw4487]

NYC mta has a service for elderly and handicapped called access a ride will take you anywhere in thrhev5 boroughs for same price as subway

[@jamesm654]

I'm all for it! And as you can see, it's working perfectly. Need to get this going in LA

[@tyreedillard]

The homeless in America are not just people down on their luck, people who are suddenly unhoused because of the rising cost of housing, or losing their jobs, or are under employed. Here is the thing, in the 1980s when I was a teenager, the federal funding for mental health facilities, and treatment centers for addiction was cut, or in many cases, outright eliminated. The consequences are that homeless shelters, the street, and the city/county jail has become defacto housing for people who in other western countries would be hospitalized, or in treatment centers. The people and families who are down on their luck, and who can be temporarily housed, and helped to get back on their feet, get lumped together into dangerous shelters where you could get robbed, assaulted, or killed.

[@azwildcats7842]

The problem with homeless is they trash where the stay it would be different if the took care of and cleaned up after themself maybe that would help a little but the homeless camps are just trashed and that just can’t happen to the subways and sidewalks.

[@jwb52z9]

Quite a percentage of American homeless people don't want to abide by a shelter's rules, Kabir.

[@lareeseblaque8303]

Right. They want to use shelters for a place to do drugs.

[@feralon9570]

That's not true. The shelters are over flowing. Sure there are a few people who refuse for drugs and other reasons but not a huge percentage. That's just a completely b.s. statement. Not all homeless are druggies. Not to mention "Now, about 1 in 9 New York City students are homeless. Some areas of the city have been especially hard hit, however. In one section of the Bronx, more than 22 percent of students were homeless. The numbers are swelling as the city grapples with a housing shortage and schools face intense financial pressures." Most of the homeless are kids, not old druggies.

[@gracebreen427]

@@lareeseblaque8303yeah my sister worked with the homeless and a huge amount would get kicked out or decline shelter because they couldn’t have alcohol or drugs there.

[@mikeyj7824]

Who kneeds an escape from reality more than the homeless, and hopeless.​@@gracebreen427

[@hobbiesofstefs7085]

@@gracebreen427 I have volunteered in a homeless shelter and it would be at least half empty because people didn't want to abide by the nightly curfew or the drug and alcohol restrictions.

[@VivacityTS]

My sister is homeless, and people constantly stold from her in the shelters. There always fight there. She felt safer to sleep in the parks. They are hacking into the EBT (food stamp) system and stold millions leaving the poor without funds for food. Scary times.

[@bgt54rfvcde32wsxzaq1]

New York City now has 200 thousand homeless and immigrants sleeping on the streets

[@dorothycordice]

@bgt54rfvcde32wsxzaq1 thank you I don't think these people know how many immigrants are coming into the city from all over the world they are not just coming from the country in the south.

[@Chris__1]

You can thank my state for the immigrants.

[@dorothycordice]

@@Chris__1 what state is that?

[@mikeh8416]

@@dorothycordice The state of DEMOCRAT.

[@dorothycordice]

@Michelle-vu3fe I don't have the answer, but one thing that I know you are right about the government can do better, I don't care what party you vote for they need to stop this red-blue state and work for the people who voted them in.

[@wonderweasle2212]

If you sleep outside, you are resourceful. You can get clean cardboard and sleep on any flat surface. You don't need benches.

[@Voltar10036]

As a NYer who lives in a neighborhood where homelessness and public drug use is at a crisis, I am still someone who strongly believes that people should be able to have dignity regardless of their housing situation. I believe in public restrooms/shower facilities, housing, medical care, etc. for all. However, I wanted to address this video's obviously biased, overly simplistic, and often false presentation of some of the issues. It seems he's specifically targeting outrage culture. 1. He's attributing false reasoning to the motivations behind some of these designs. As an example, stone and metal is used for seating in public areas for durability. The materials need to be able to withstand -10 to 90-degree temperatures while accommodating millions/year. 2. The people complaining about hostile architecture are also the same ones protesting at their community board meetings when there is a proposal to put congregant housing in their neighborhood. They always say, "I agree we need it, but this isn't the right location." 3. NYC's Right to Shelter law (guaranteeing a bed to anyone who seeks it) has been totally exhausted with the migrant crisis. Even before, the environment in the shelters can range from unfriendly to dangerous to certain populations. Some chose to sleep on the street. 4. He's mixing state, city, and private locations. Not all of them serve the same purpose and are not governed the same way. 5. The MTA has been underfunded and has operated at a deficit since the day opened. People are demanding more cleaning, more security, better service, but no one wants service changes to their line, fare evasion is pervasive, and there aren't enough cleaning, security and train operators to fully function. Even if there was the money to hire more staffing, they regularly and randomly get physically attacked at work. Many people have chosen not to return to work there. Some of these designs are a response to not having the resources needed to provide maintenance. You don't like that they took benches out, but you also complain when you have to sit next to feces. I don't have all the answers to these very complex problems, but he either didn't bother to do any research or is purposely trying to incite false outrage.

[@gotham61]

The video is only a couple of months old, yet he didn't even mention the migrant crisis.

[@dorothycordice]

@voltar10036 I think you just nailed it. They know what they know, please don't confuse them with facts.

[@sherryheim5504]

Salaries in NY are probably double what you two earn in London. For the most part in the US, average rent remains about the same percent of average salaries. I had roommates when I was starting out and making minimum wage, but I still was living on my own. There are ways to make it work, it might not be your dream life, but you can be safe and okay.

[@traciec5211]

It's not about building more shelters, majority of homeless are mentally ill. You've ridden our subway, they're literally everywhere. And a lot of homeless prefer to stay outside, even in the winter. There are groups that go out and try to get them to go to shelters and they don't. Add to that, we have a migrant crisis. Our economy isn't in shape to support everyone.

[@Bart-dg6qv]

Right now we have a whole spectrum of mental illnesses - whooole rainbow you might say. Don't even know where to start to describe the insanity 😂

[@jsiver76]

I think the problem goes way deeper than that. NYC is supposed to be a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants. So us folks in Texas have helped them in their mission and they do nothing but complain. There is a crisis on the southern border Texas border, so we are sending the overflow to cities like NY, Philly, and DC. Where do you think these people are going are going to sleep and live. NYC is the problem. They need to fix themselves.

[@LordLOC]

There is a huge difference between being a sanctuary city, and being swamped with hundreds of thousands of immigrants bused from other states that they can't necessarily handle the influx of.

[@mikeh8416]

@@LordLOC Gee, not a whole lot different than having HUNDREDS of thousands coming from other countries, because "sanctuary cities" like NYC *_INVITED THEM_* with their "come here, we'll feed you and prevent you from being deported" rhetoric, and called the person that tried to stop it "racist". It's these "sanctuary" cities that CALLED FOR all the illegal immigration, but the minute they showed up on their doorstep they CRIED FOUL!!

[@AmberKelly82]

​@@LordLOCwe have thousands per day in Texas and we're supposed to just suck it up so my sympathy for sanctuary cities is nil. They want the title without the responsibilities so they can act morally superior. They have meltdowns when getting a few dozens bussed to them, not hundreds of thousands

[@shaneb4612]

Unfortunately homelessness is more prevalent in today's society & is a global issues. With the global housing crisis, I've noticed an upswing of homelessness. I know that in a few areas around the cities of Australia, have hostile architecture. I know that the homeless rates are smaller than, that of somewhere like NYC. We also generally don't have the cold bleak temperatures that are in the Northern half of the US. I know that families in Australia are becoming homeless, due to the housing crisis. People are paying householder to put up tents in their backyards, so they have somewhere to sleep in relative safety. Some people are being charged a couple hundred dollars just to put a tent up in their yard. Tent villages are popping up in parks, more & more daily. I've never been homeless, but it could happen, I'll do my utmost not to become homeless. Anyone & everyone could become homeless, you just never know. I do also help out where I can, but being on a pension & having psychical & mental health issues, it's a struggle for me, but I try & help out the less fortunate .

[@Pauba1946]

Kabir, I am from California but when you say NYC should “just build more shelters”, just where do you propose they find empty space in NYC to build anything. Money isn’t the issue, real estate is.

[@margaretd319]

As someone who is old and have problems with her knees, trying to sit on a bench some person has decided to laydown on is wrong. A bench is to sit on, not lay down on. I approve of the measures.

[@MrVince8]

There are many places for the homeless. But, they are not allowed entry while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

[@rainpain3655]

It's time for people in the world to grow up and take care of their own problems. The homeless always want help but don't help themselves in anything to get out of their situation. So many just do drugs and heavy drinking like it will help their problem, they just dig themselves deeper and deeper. This whole help the homeless shit is getting tiring, people have their own lives to live and things to take care off. Time for these homeless people to help themselves.

[@Alxmir23]

while back i was wondering in my city ( montreal canada) why they didnt bother adding more benches in metro instead of three. this may be why

[@yugioht42]

The New York shelter system is so badly crowded that people are sharing beds. It’s like the old workhouse situation that was in England before. They are also very dangerous as there is no privacy and often people are attacked in their sleep for no reason. Food is really hard to come by as churches and pantries have been running on a deficit for several years. Even soup kitchens run out fast. A lot of the homeless in new York are either on drugs or have mental illnesses that never got treatment. Some people have rare illnesses that affect the brain in some way. It’s a really bad situation all around. Others do have work but it’s the sex industry which leads them down the dark path. Most normal jobs do pay decent wages but at New York prices the money never really lasts. the police, churches, and various programs designed to get the homeless help are around but there is only so much that they can do you know. New York is a very rough place if you don’t know what you’re doing and have a good solid plan to get you to the next step. Artists and musicians don’t really last in the city unless you work for a big gallery or the museum, musicians don’t last because they have to get people to listen to their work which is very hard as often they get ignored. Trust me you really haven’t seen how bad New York can get. Next time go to the area known as the pit. It’s in Brooklyn or queens and most of the people there live below the poverty line. The area itself has zero drainage and there are no city services including fire and ambulance nor sewer meaning that you are on your own. It’s extremely depressing to see a place like that in the most prosperous city on the planet.

[@dorothycordice]

@yugioht42 are you always this negative??

[@dorothycordice]

@Michelle-vu3fe Yes her negative facts, there is only one way off of this world, and if the only thing you can see is the negative. This world will be destroyed by people who watch evil and do nothing.

[@tomfox9083]

The homeless are becoming hyper violent where I live to the point I go out of my way to avoid them it’s like dealing with demons

[@dominiccangelosi1876]

There are many shelters available(not very safe). D.C. does the same but they don’t have too many homeless which is why I kind of agree that a bench is for sitting not for laying down, but they should at least be comfortable for normal people sitting down.

[@karenrandall6725]

The reason is that min wage is $7.25/ hr and rent is outrageous. Corporate greed in its finest light.

[@gotham61]

Minimum wage in NYC is $16 per hour. It's still not enough.

[@sherryheim5504]

Where is min wage $7.25? here even McDonalds starts people at $15 per hour. When I was a young and not making a lot of money, I had roommates which made rent affordable, even though I lived in Los Angeles where rents were very high.

[@gotham61]

@@sherryheim5504 There are 20 states, mostly in the South, where the minimum wage remains $7.25 per hour.

[@damnimloomin]

In New York the minimum wage is 15 but that is still nothing

[@bigbk3278]

Ok let’s be fr real quick…to the people that are making a living what’s really the excuse?

[@chevychase]

This has been going on everywhere in America for years. It's horrible.

[@pollyduron674]

Heathrow airport has those leaning posts outside by the bus stops. I was waiting for a long time after my flight was canceled but could not sit. Homelessness is a huge problem in this country and has been for as long as I can remember, and I'm 51. I agree about better help for mental health.

[@leodupree9283]

NY and other states/cities voted for this.

[@damnimloomin]

This honestly isn’t new the benches used to have wooden dividers/ armrests before they changed it to metal and look at the London Underground the arm wrests are 100% to stop people sleeping on the trains Also the post office he’s talking about is the outside of the new train station.

[@shelaughs185]

"Hostile architecture" my a$$. Loitering,crime and filth go hand in hand.

[@pasadenacatpink]

I think that’s the real reason why there are more homeless people in New York City, the cost of living is way too high! It is so high that you have to have a career as a doctor, lawyer, or even a major celebrity to live in New York City since they have enough money to live there. I think the hostile architecture in some areas of New York is highly unnecessary and they are also eyesores to the public eye. Why would they build major train and subway stations that are fancy with no benches for people to wait on? I find this cruel and unusual punishment. If we want to sit somewhere to wait for a train or rest, we have to pay and use their services. I really hope that New York City build more shelters that are safe for the homeless since they make a lot of money over there. You have to realize that homeless people are human beings, not animals or objects that you can abandon. They starting to make Los Angeles a better place to live right now.

[@sandygrunwaldt1780]

This World has lost so much Compassion for the homeless 💔 this is down right cruel, very disappointed in humanity 😢 💔 The money spent could be used for building a shelter and having those in need help keep it up. This is so very sad 😔 As ask🎉many times " What would JESUS do "

[@dorothycordice]

@sandygrunwaldt1780 there are many people in this world with compassion. Some people spend their spare time volunteering at shelters, food pantries, soup kitchens, and other nonprofit programs. The sad part is that these places never get covered.

[@Maeshalanadae]

Remember those words next time some tweaked out meth head breaks into your home at 3 a.m. with a crowbar.

[@wompa70]

I've watched some of this guy's other videos. Very good at pointing out good and bad city planning. Cushions would be torn up in less than a day. But even using wood for the seats would be better than granite.

[@videogamevalley7523]

Now the very first one those grates yes warm air comes up but alot of those grates can come loose and you can fall thru down to the tracks and seriously hurt yourself so those covers are not just there

[@VivacityTS]

Most of the homeless are on drugs and refuse treatment. Shelters, non-profit organizations, mission center that provide care cause trouble and some do not. The cities always try to provide alternatives to meet the needs but they do not comply to rules. They are on fentanyl and / or heroin. There are people like I was we who fall on hard times. I was homeless with two kids so I do care. I needed the help and there were services that provided for us, but I was appreciative for it. So people who fall on hard times and need help should get help.

[@laffingist218]

most new yorkers i know who think about it at all pretty much hate stuff like this. initial reaction is basically, stop messing with the people who have it worst. we joke "fix the g train first, then screw with homeless people"

[@leeannmcdermott8313]

If they put regular benches back, you can’t sit anyway because someone will be sleeping on it. Most homeless prefer not to use the shelters, due to rules and dangers.

[@H0TSp0o0t]

You know what's even worse is parks and benches full so the public don't feel safe and can't use them and businesses go out of business.i have seen this in Denver where drug use is done in entrances of businesses and no one wants to go in.

[@JenKnee423]

As someone who’s disabled and cannot stand for long periods of time, this infuriates me. I noticed this in Dublin when I visited there, that it wasn’t disability friendly. They’re hurting more than just the homeless with these changes and it’s wrong.

[@debneuweiler9867]

Kabir there is a lot of mental homeless in the subway systems and the argument is policing it is a probelm

[@loriharris8928]

I do get it. They are cruel against the homeless. But as someone who grew up in Brooklyn in the 80s, seeing the homeless sleeping where a elderly person would want respite to sit or pregnant women, you couldn't find anywhere to sit. It's sad on both sides. I do feel bad for the homeless, though. The shelters are Hella dangerous

[@JenNYC263]

I live in Manhattan and parts of this video is misleading for one. The grates build over the subway vents are on stops that are on stations that are prone to flooding, hence it's raised up. There is a giant park less than 10 feet away from these grates and people can easily sleep/camp/shoot up their heroin there. My subway line, the A, hast the worst homeless problem since it is one of the longest lines. Every morning for the commute, usually the MTA employees eject them from the train otherwise they'll taking over many of the seats on each car. Compounding it is most of them smell horribly and they will smoke, cigarettes or weed) on the car (which is supposedly illegal). Worst case they will piss, vomit or shit on the car as well. So now they've taken the entire car out of commission for the entire morning commute. Lets then mention the shopping carts of their possessions which can take up at least 3sq/feet of space. The city does have a decent shelter system but the people we're taking about here are mentally ill and do not use the shelter system at all (paranoia etc). Thank Ronald Reagan to cut the mental hospital budget to virtually nothing resulting in these people becoming homeless (sadly as opposed to living in a mental hospital). I have lived in NYC for virtually all of my 61 years. We're not close to the worst homeless crisis yet the city has faced over the years, but I think we might break this record this year. ALSO, this homeless are NOT the illegal immigrants, they are now placed in hotel rooms or a camp in Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. Sorry for the long winded post.

[@janicesuddath9737]

As a Country we need to work to meet the needs of all of our systems. So many homeless have mental health issues & are caught in a vicious cycle: cannot get medication needed because they are homeless & unable to get a job because they do not have medication. What they are doing is horrible

[@tightropewalkergirl6485]

The highline has changed quite a lot recently and not for the better I was there last April and noticed it from my previous time on it in 2013 I wouldn’t go again now, it used to be really nice, there used to be great views and now they have built right up to the grack

[@bleepbloop7039]

had a few too many crackheads bug out on me and my fam so my sympathy is not really there anymore sorry

[@MarySpain1958]

AGREE- where is the humanity? Many cities are doing this anti homeless maneuvers. Seems a waste of $$ .Instead of spending $$ on this type of stuff. Build or add on to the shelters. Fir the homeless with addiction problem or mental issues provide those places. Doing these anti homeless things does NOT do anything good or positive.

[@janicesuddath9737]

Some homeless do not want to go to shelters because there can be a lot of theft, there are a lot of rules & they are not able to bring pets

[@gwenna1161]

Many homeless wont go to shelters because of the rules against drugs and pets. Also. Diseases from feece like shingla are breaking out around homeless. See Portlands recent break out of Shingla

[@josecarbajal5710]

Id just bring a portable folding chair

[@cynthiaaho3292]

I'm a retired rural social worker. Generally there is one small homeless shelter for each county that can be found on the outskirts of the largest town. Without any public transportation they can end up walking miles. They have to be checked in early and checked out early. They can't leave anything behind. They also aren't guaranteed a bed, first come first served. I've seen single mothers with 2 or 3 little ones being turned away. Heartbreaking.

[@danatilton3131]

I wonder how much money was spent on the hostile architecture. Probably enough to build another homeless shelter. This is horrible.

[@mikeh8416]

That they won't use.

[@kevo6190]

That is soo USA! Land of the free! I've never been less surprised..

[@Boodieman72]

It would depend on what it was like before the hostile architecture.

[@mikemejia9153]

Shelters fill up quick N have rules like in bed by 6p n if u hafta work they wnt let u in bc u missed curfew Some not all

[@thegibsonkid]

notice he said that the shelters are considered dangerous. that is due to the people staying there, not the workers. these are the people they are trying to protect the general public from.

[@Ken_Smith]

Publicly it’s pretty messed up, privately is fine… Public means for everyone… Just my opinion. 🤷‍♂️

[@Howdy1957]

Many hopeless cannot or does not want to adapt to supervised living environments!

[@sherrygeorge3039]

It makes me sick that people can treat another person like that😢

[@necrogenesis1981]

The irony is most of the assholes who treat homeless people like this claim to be Christian.

[@Bart-dg6qv]

Feel free to invite them to your house 😂

[@sherryheim5504]

Making the world a better place can start with you. Put your heart out there where you are saying it is and take in a homeless person or two. Give these people food, a place to live and a better life. If you truly believe what you say, you will understand that this is the right thing to do.

[@necrogenesis1981]

@@sherryheim5504 that is literally the point, you say that but what you’re actually saying is “I don’t care, if you want it so badly do it yourself”. That’s not how it’s supposed to be if our species is going to thrive. Most people don’t give a fuck because they figure they’re going to die eventually anyway so there’s no point in caring about anyone else.

[@zzkeokizz]

Homeless people are people!!! They aren’t dogs.

[@lickwidgoat3480]

I don't see a bunch of tents in the back ground, and creepy guys pulling his goalie, while staring at you either, but i do see people walking happily along, not asked for money. We need this kind of benches everywhere fore shure. Homeless ppl can just go somewhere else. We need to stop pandering to the lazy.

[@parsifal40002]

There is a high end mall in my home town. There aren't any chairs or benches like it is in New York. We also have a probem with homelessness so hostile architecture is not unique to New York.

[@justchillin6793]

I can tell you’ve never had to clean piles of shit and puke out of the front of your property. Most of those people want to live like that and if you don’t believe me try to help them

[@makapan1]

This guy is well-meaning but somewhat misguided. Unlike Los Angeles (California), the state of New York, (like a bunch of Northeastern/New England states), is a "Right to Housing State." There are plenty of shelters. Moreover, if the shelters are full, the authorities, by law, must provide a hotel room for you. The people that you see on the streets in NYC are homeless because they choose to be. Sadly, these are people who suffer from mental illness who refuse to be housed. These are definitely not just people that are down on their luck. These are chronically homeless because they suffer from multiple issues, a much more complicated problem to solve. New York is one of only a handful of states in America that is actually truly committed to helping the homeless population of people that are "down on their luck." Nobody, not London, not Paris, not Frankfurt has been able to find a solution for homeless people who are mentally ill. These people tend to avoid social settings and will almost always prefer to live solitary lives outdoors on the streets. The hope is perhaps that they will seek treatment and remain on their medications if the city makes it unhospitable enough for them. The First Amendment to the US constitution makes it impossible for the state to force medicate the mentally ill. Other countries don't have these sort of civil liberty constraints and can just dope them up and keep them institutionalized, which is a even more draconian solution than hostile architecture if you ask me. I'm sorry you got bamboozled by this guy into making this video Kabir. Like I said though, he is probable well-meaning, but. sadly, completely ignorant. See, here is the thing, in the age of the internet/social media, anyone who sounds somewhat articulate can convince you that they are an expert when clearly and decidedly, they are not. They are not perfect, but New York is the least of all the states that some one should kick in the teeth about how they deal with their homeless population. Moreover, when you consider that the overwhelming amount of illegal migrants being sent to NYC by other states has negatively impacted the overall budget NYC and the state of New York can spend on their local homeless problem, New York still does a far better job and is far more compassionate than just about any of the other 49 states. So, this should be a cautionary tale to everyone in the age of the internet. NO EVERYBODY WHO CLAIMS TO BE AN EXPERT IS!

[@gotham61]

It's pretty sad that Kabir so quickly jumps to conclusions, and just assumes that the solutions are simple and obvious and that we New Yorkers must be a bunch of cheap cruel heartless bastards. Then he's complaining about the cost of housing in NYC and how he and his girlfriend couldn't afford it, when in an earlier video the was talking about how much higher wages are in the US than his own pay in the UK. That is true even more for people who work in NYC.

[@makapan1]

Kabir seems like a really nice guy, but I notice he also tends to be a tad bit gullible. I used to teach school and would tell my students all the time that just because they see something on the internet or on KZbin, doesn't mean its true. You have to follow up with more research. Literally anybody can put one of these videos up on KZbin claiming to be an expert, I mean anybody. You have to go to your local library to find the experts is what I would tell my students. That is not going to change any time soon even as technology marches on.@@gotham61

[@pattycarljackson]

I agree as some others have said that a lot of homeless don’t follow shelter rules and on top of it New York taking in all of these illegals and giving them better treatment then actual American homeless people but I’ve seen many videos of homeless say they don’t want to go back to regular life so it’s hard to feel bad for people that don’t try to have a better life so I blame those homeless and also New Yorkers who voted for the people in power and the people putting illegals first.

[@dianecomly6132]

Homelessness is a big problem in America. It seems like this was done to appease a group of certain people. The drug/mental health problem is what needs to be addressed. It's so sad. Shelters are dangerous because of drugs/mental illness.

[@jskelly1979]

They have programs and shelters but the majority of the homeless, these days, are by choice and not because it's the only option they have. Places like NYC, SF, LA, etc have so many benefits, in place, to help them all that people from around country go there just to be homeless.

[@jskelly1979]

comment continuation: yes, it's right! nobody should be laying down on benches in the subway and hogging it all to themselves. Plus, the homeless shouldn't be down there evading the fares and openly doing drugs and getting aggressive to the people trying to commute. I am saying this as someone who has seen a guy using a syringe at an SF BART station and we don't need where many children also pass through.

[@lynrossi8409]

The nation had been reactionary from day one. Rare to see anything proactive or preventative. Just sad.

[@trollingpcgames]

I think it’s great. Just because you are homeless does not mean you can do drugs in public and lower our property values by sleeping outside our houses or on our sidewalks preventing us from passing. Homeless have a right to get help, to get back on their feet but most don’t want help. So why do we need to tolerate their behaviour. Let’s just push them out of the cities until they want to rejoin society.

[@jdwilmoth]

Well you know there is a solution to homelessness? it's called employment

[@jdwilmoth]

@Tuga_Cel most of these people doesn't want a job they just want a handout I drove a truck all my life and I've never been homeless

[@necrogenesis1981]

@@jdwilmothnot everyone wants a hillbilly meth head job.

[@mikeh8416]

@Tuga_Cel And how do you afford to PAY a "living wage"? BY RAISING PRICES!! When I was 16, minimum wage was $3.35/hr, but a Big Mac meal was also around $4.. NOW the minimum wage is reaching $20, how much is that SAME MEAL? Yeah, $20!! It's a never ending cycle, and instead of spending money wisely, they need a "living wage" so they can afford that X-Box and 65" T.V.!! Then the prices GO UP AGAIN!! It's an endless circle, and YOUR GENERATION needs to learn how to BUDGET what you make to live, not demand MORE MONEY so you can waste it on CR@P!!

[@necrogenesis1981]

@Michelle-vu3fe I’m the troll? I’m not the one dehumanizing homeless people, you claim you were homeless but if you were you wouldn’t be a heartless piece of shit, I hope there’s a hell because people like you deserve a special place there.

[@ESUSAMEX]

The idea is to make it impossible to reside on the streets so that they seek help. Besides, why should taxpayers have to pay high taxes and deal with the homeless? Imagine paying millions for a home in NYC and having a homeless drunk and drug addict on your door step? I believe the government should arrest the homeless (because living on the streets is a crime) and force them into treatment for a few years.

[@keithcharboneau3331]

NO, I think, in fact I KNOW that this KAREN making this video needs to take a chill pill!

[@straightsithmale9872]

Until they take care of homeless veterans I don't want to hear none of this nonsense

[@LordLOC]

Administration after administration has failed veteran affairs and any overhauls it needed - Obama, Trump and Biden included. They talk a big talk about changes and making things better (and to be fair some administrations have done some good things overall) but it never materializes.

[@keithcharboneau3331]

I see no issue with it at all, benches are meant to be SAT ON not slept on PERIOD, lets get a grip, if you are taking the subway, you really don't even need to be sitting let alone sleeping, if you DO NOT like the homeless accomodations, then GET ON ONE OF THOSE SUBWAYS and go someplace else!

[@Silas.Marner]

people get off on hurting the weak.

[@rw4487]

I'm in a wheelchair I always have a seat

[@lockaby1]

New York is Greedy on everything i wouldn't live there even if somone offered to pay me to i thought our prices on food and housing was high until years ago i seen theirs was more than double than where i live

[@radiofreeastrocast3010]

Because giving grown people a curfew don't fly.

[@TechNextLetsGo]

I have learned to sleep upright.

[@Ltlmscrl]

As a little girl growing up in NYC I remember tripping over homeless people on the street, on the subway and at the playground all the time. A lot of those people would rather sleep outdoors than go to a shelter that has rules regarding certain recreational substances. You can’t just throw money at the homeless when there are people who work an honest job and still struggle to afford to live.

[@erinking2717]

Why can’t we throw money at the homeless problem in NYC or anywhere else in this backasswards country?? We throw billions of dollars at the wealthy every time they screw up our economy in their favor. A lot of homeless people were working and struggling too until they simply couldn’t afford the ridiculous and rising rents any longer. Then there are the working homeless, many of whom have more than one job and still cannot afford a place to live, so they either couch surf or live in their cars or in tents. What this insanely stupid, greedy country I live in needs to do is stop making the homeless problem worse and take a lesson from countries like Finland, which conquered homelessness by throwing money at the problem and doing the right thing with it instead of wasting it on crooked benches and other anti-homeless BS.

[@INDYANDY4C]

Wait until you see the California land & rent prices!

[@lydiaedwards8100]

I'd carry a canvas chair

[@donnagonatas3155]

I think this country needs to take care of the homeless before taking care of immigrants!