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[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Keep the benches, and pressure the system to help house and treat the underlying issues of homelessness.

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

New York City already provides shelter space for anyone who asks. It's the city's obligation according to the state constitution. (This is one reason why so many migrants came to NYC.) The homeless people in the subway system generally don't want to go to a shelter.

As for treating the underlying issues: many of these people are either schizophrenics or drug addicts. There's no straightforward treatment for either condition.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Guess that solves it, then. Good chat.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee -4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If the solution was as easy as you think it is, someone would have already done it.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

It doesn't make profits, that's why people haven't done it. They'll bend over backwards to help if it's insanely profitable. Short term profits, to be exact