Лёвикам на заметку. Кризис бездомных в Нью-Йорке вышел из-под контроля. : montrealex

Жители Мидтаун Манхэттена потребовали принятия мер в связи с продолжающимся кризисом бездомности в Нью-Йорке, который в четверг вечером оказался в политическом тупике.

Их требования прозвучали на фоне фотографий, сделанных DailyMail.com в четверг, на которых бездомные люди спят на тротуарах без обуви, в изношенной и потрепанной одежде, употребляют наркотики и пьют алкоголь, или теряют сознание рядом с пустыми или разбитыми бутылками.

Pictures from Midtown Manhattan on Thursday have demonstrated the growing homelessness problem in New York City as it continue to grapple with the crisis, exacerbated by the economic fallout caused by Covid-19. Pictured: A man sleeps of the steps of the James A. Farley Post Office on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in New York City

Pictures from Midtown Manhattan on Thursday have demonstrated the growing homelessness problem in New York City as it continue to grapple with the crisis, exacerbated by the economic fallout caused by Covid-19. Pictured: A man sleeps of the steps of the James A. Farley Post Office on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in New York City

Администрация мэра Билла де Блазио сталкивается с растущим давлением с целью сдержать тревожный всплеск преступности в этом районе Манхэттена, который полиция Нью-Йорка связывает с большим количеством бездомных, которых город разместил в гостиницах во время пандемии коронавируса.

Согласно данным полиции Нью-Йорка, в полицейском участке, включающем Таймс-сквер и многие приюты для бездомных при гостиницах, в этом году произошел 183-процентный всплеск числа преступных нападений и 173-процентный всплеск числа грабежей по сравнению с 2020 годом.

As the city looks to welcome back tourists and office workers with the pandemic lifting, suburban commuters and residents say there is a palpable difference from the New York they knew before much of the country locked down in March 2020. Pictured: People rest on the steps of the James A. Farley Post Office on Thursday

As the city looks to welcome back tourists and office workers with the pandemic lifting, suburban commuters and residents say there is a palpable difference from the New York they knew before much of the country locked down in March 2020. Pictured: People rest on the steps of the James A. Farley Post Office on Thursday

В течение нескольких месяцев жители, живущие рядом с отелями, где разместились около 8000 бездомных, умоляли город переселить их. Они обвиняют бездомных в том, что они привели к преступности и употреблению наркотиков к их дверям.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration is facing mounting pressure to curtail an alarming surge in crime in the section of Manhattan that the NYPD has linked to the high number of homeless people being housed there by the city during the coronavirus pandemic. Pictured: A man sleeps near the entrance to the Moynihan Train Hall on June 17, New York City

Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration is facing mounting pressure to curtail an alarming surge in crime in the section of Manhattan that the NYPD has linked to the high number of homeless people being housed there by the city during the coronavirus pandemic. Pictured: A man sleeps near the entrance to the Moynihan Train Hall on June 17, New York City

Многие из новоприбывших, живущих в номерах близлежащих гостиниц, нанятых городом, практически незаметны. Но другие, имеющие проблемы с психическим здоровьем и наркотиками, стали все чаще появляться в районе Адской кухни и на прилегающей Таймс-сквер.

The police precinct that includes Times Square and many hotel homeless shelters has seen a 183 percent spike in felony assaults and 173 per cent spike in robberies so far this year compared to 2020, according to NYPD data. Pictured: A man sleeps near the intersection of West 40th St. and Broadway on Thursday

The police precinct that includes Times Square and many hotel homeless shelters has seen a 183 percent spike in felony assaults and 173 per cent spike in robberies so far this year compared to 2020, according to NYPD data. Pictured: A man sleeps near the intersection of West 40th St. and Broadway on Thursday

И сейчас, когда город стремится вернуть туристов и офисных работников, отменив меры, принятые в связи с пандемией, жители пригородов говорят, что есть ощутимое отличие от Нью-Йорка, который они знали до того, как в марте 2020 года большая часть страны закрылась.

Many of the newcomers, living in nearby hotel rooms contracted by the city, have been largely inconspicuous. But others with mental health and drug problems have become a growing presence in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood and Times Square

Many of the newcomers, living in nearby hotel rooms contracted by the city, have been largely inconspicuous. But others with mental health and drug problems have become a growing presence in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood and Times Square

44-летний Скотт Собол, агент по недвижимости, живущий в районе Адской кухни, считает, что лишь некоторые из бездомных жителей ответственны за дополнительные жалобы, и обвиняет чиновников в том, что они не проверяют их на предмет психического здоровья, проблем с наркотиками и криминального прошлого.

As the pandemic raged last spring, the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) relocated 10,000 people from crowded shelters to 67 hotels whose tourism, business and convention bookings had dried up. People rest on the steps of the James A. Farley Post Office near Penn Station in New York City on Thursday

As the pandemic raged last spring, the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) relocated 10,000 people from crowded shelters to 67 hotels whose tourism, business and convention bookings had dried up. People rest on the steps of the James A. Farley Post Office near Penn Station in New York City on Thursday

'Чего (соседи) хотят, так это чтобы их перестали преследовать на улице', - сказал он. Если реабилитационный центр для бездомных может сосуществовать со спокойной жизнью, у нас нет никаких проблем".

Over 20 percent of those rehomed were packed into hotels in the Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen neighborhoods west of Times Square and the Theater District, the New York Post reported, citing a letter from Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer that it had obtained. Pictured:

Over 20 percent of those rehomed were packed into hotels in the Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen neighborhoods west of Times Square and the Theater District, the New York Post reported, citing a letter from Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer that it had obtained. Pictured:

69-летний Мин Ким, владелец Star Lite Deli на Таймс-сквер, добавил: "Сейчас здесь много бездомных, которые слоняются без дела, мочатся на каждом углу. Туристы будут возвращаться, и такие картины не будут радовать их глаз".

The NYPD have now set up a command post and metal barriers in Midtown Manhattan in a bid to crack down on violent crime that is being fueled, in part, by an illegal drug market between Penn Station and Port Authority Bus Terminal. Police say crime has spiked in that area after hundreds of homeless were rehoused there in hotels during COVID

The NYPD have now set up a command post and metal barriers in Midtown Manhattan in a bid to crack down on violent crime that is being fueled, in part, by an illegal drug market between Penn Station and Port Authority Bus Terminal. Police say crime has spiked in that area after hundreds of homeless were rehoused there in hotels during COVID

Many of the relocated homeless people have blended into the area, but others who struggle with mental health issues and substance abuse have become a growing presence near people's homes and in high-trafficked tourist destinations

Pictured: People sit near 135 W. 31st St. on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in New York City. On Wednesday, Gov Andrew Cuomo denied Mayor Bill de Blasio's assertion that he is blocking New York City officials from moving around 8,000 homeless people living in Midtown Manhattan hotels to permanent shelters

De Blasio announced on Wednesday that the city was set to move about 8,000 homeless residents still living at 60 temporary hotels back to their shelters by the end of July, where he said more services are available. But he said state officials had yet to authorize the move. Pictured: A man sleeps on the pavement outside the Moynihan Train Hall on Thursday in New York City

On May 18, the city Department of Social Services asked the State of New York to authorize 'the return of folks in temporary hotel locations to permanent shelter locations,' de Blasio said. Pictured: People rest on the steps of the James A. Farley Post Office on Thursday

Де Блазио объявил в среду, что город намерен к концу июля переселить около 8000 бездомных, все еще живущих в 60 временных гостиницах, обратно в свои приюты, где, по его словам, предоставляется больше услуг. Но он сказал, что чиновники штата еще не дали разрешения на переезд.

"18 мая городской департамент социального обеспечения обратился к властям штата Нью-Йорк с просьбой разрешить "возвращение людей из временных гостиниц в постоянные приюты", - сказал де Блазио.

Пришло время получить четкое разрешение от штата, чтобы мы могли двигаться дальше. Как только мы получим это разрешение, мы сможем немедленно начать перемещать людей в приюты и вернуться к работе по продвижению их жизни", - сказал де Блазио в среду. Это то, что поможет нам двигаться вперед", - добавил он.

Но Рич Аззопарди, старший советник губернатора Эндрю Куомо, ответил, что поскольку Куомо снял все оставшиеся ограничения на COVID-19 во вторник, город может продолжать работу, если только он требует, чтобы в приютах носили маски. "Утверждать нечего', - сказал Аззопарди по телефону.

De Blasio addressed the issue at a press briefing on Wednesday where he said he's been waiting nearly a month for Cuomo's authorization to start the relocation process of the homeless individuals who were temporarily put up in about 60 to 70 hotels near Hells' Kitchen and Times Square during the pandemic

Giselle Routhier, policy director for the Coalition for the Homeless advocacy group, has faulted the state and city for not providing enough mental health services and for 'shuffling people' between locations. Pictured: People sit near 135 W. 31st St. on Thursday

A man gives a woman a cigarette on 31st street, where junkies have been seen camping on sidewalks near Midtown's 'drug corridor'. The city has spent $300million on the hotel program since last April, when officials first negotiated a contract with the Hotel Association of New York City to find and provide rooms in hotels across the city, according to the New York Post

$The initial contract was for $78million, the Post reported, but that only covered a fraction of the rooms and hotels that the city needed. By October, records from the city comptroller showed, the city had spent $299million on the program. Pictured: A homeless man corner of 31st street and 8th Avenue, Manhattan$

Alcoholic beverage containers left on the steps of the James A. Farley Post Office, on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in New York on Thursday