CityJournal: Governor Andrew Cuomo has a plan to solve the problem of street homelessness in New York City; he wants to put them in Creedmoor, a massive institution for the mentally ill in eastern Queens. During its mid-century heyday, Creedmoor housed 7,000 people in dozens of buildings, many of which are now sitting empty.
Cuomo’s proposal was seconded by Queens state senator Leroy Comrie, who said that “the homeless individuals [at Creedmoor] would have an excellent chance of being successful with a complement of services.”
Cuomo’s spokesperson said that the details of the governor’s plan will be spelled out in the forthcoming State of the State address, but it sounds like the plan is to turn Creedmoor into a homeless shelter. more here
This is hilarious….most of them should be in an asylum anyway. And if they hadn’t emptied the asylums in the eighties……
Thousands of homeless in one central location. What could possibly go wrong? The majority (not all) have mental issues, substance abuse problems and lack life skills. They can’t cope with life and they can’t cope with other people
I work with an Outreach and before this even take off I can tell you it will fail.
History is always doomed to repeat itself, especially when politicians are involved along with other people’s money.
2nd result under wiki, I didn’t read this one but read others, just a quick reference for goof currently ruling NYC.
http://ced.berkeley.edu/bpj/2013/06/the-robert-taylor-homes-failure-of-public-housing/
Thank JFK he started the ball rolling. Closing the loony bins.
Why not put them up in those tiny ny cells they call living apartments?
It’s the same, all loonies living together!
Well, I guess the lunacy comes full circle. It was the Dems who closed all the asylums and released all the crazy people because . . . .well, I don’t even remember why anymore. Something, something, feelings, dignity, rights, something, something. . . .
For a minute there, I thought you referring to DC
Yep, they were “feeling” sorry for them then and now they be feeling sorry for them out on the streets in da cold don’t you know. Talk about a lack of vision…
“Hey! Lookee here, man! They sent us back home! I’m even gettin’ my old bunk back. Now, me, you, Napoleon and Charlemagne can start playin’ hearts, ah-gin!”
Too many Democrats were unable to vote!
Nowadays, they’ll have their own voting precinct.
Anybody but me notice that he’s wearing his Mets’ gear?
Uh….in my country we have a word for this type of accommodation…prison.
“Mmmm…Juicy Fruit.”
“Cuomo wants to put them in Creedmoor”
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Funny, I know some people that would like to put a Creedmoor into HIM.
An abandoned Asylum? Wasn’t mental health the the government’s first successful foray into health care?
i thought it was hillary’s coat.