tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post4606427843347909132..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Homeless Reappearing (& Vanishing)Jeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-42207581538030859302016-07-14T01:20:17.988-04:002016-07-14T01:20:17.988-04:00As a resident of the East Village for over 60 year...As a resident of the East Village for over 60 years I've come to the conclusion that it would benefit all if Tompkins Square Park were paved over and built upon. As long as bleeding hearts and hipsters refer to police towers as "Auschwitz" and the "homeless," who really need help, not just a place to shit, the park will be a living hell, which it is quickly becoming once again. <br /><br />Problem is too few of you hipster fools do not remember just how disgusting the park can get if surrendered completely to the homeless. You just don't know. SadEndinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10104166860952973172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-64211841980793832022015-07-29T09:38:13.985-04:002015-07-29T09:38:13.985-04:00You know zero about the people. Yup. The ones I kn...You know zero about the people. Yup. The ones I know pay themselves. Can you provide a reference for your claim regarding religious organizations being completely funded by tax dollars? Thanks.The people Im referring to buy and cook food and give it out. They are religious but not members of any church. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-60589579848956855222015-07-29T00:31:03.765-04:002015-07-29T00:31:03.765-04:00Anon 9:42 am. Religious organizations are almost ...Anon 9:42 am. Religious organizations are almost completely funded by tax payer money. I don't think they're all bad, but don't be fooled believing for a minute that they are doing this out of the kindness of their hearts. That is a fallacy. While they do rely on donations, they make up a very small percentage of their overall budgets. Fortunately as data is now required to be presented electronically the "slush fund" mentality that used to exist among religious agencies is drying up. I know zero about the people in Tompkins Square Park, maybe they all work hard at a job six or seven days a week, and donate money from their personal bank accounts to feed the poor. I hope you're correct. But I would be willing to wager that any church backed program that is out there is funded by the tax payers. Big business, big government, big religion... you chose. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-87040792343839107542015-07-29T00:16:15.971-04:002015-07-29T00:16:15.971-04:00Jeremiah, today the NYPD retreated after much publ...Jeremiah, today the NYPD retreated after much public outrage at their tactics. They came in at 6am this morning and removed the surveillance tower. During the concert in the park Saturday they also had deployed a drone to monitor the crowd. I have a feeling that didn't garner them any warm feelings. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-10939883909733873922015-07-28T14:02:30.687-04:002015-07-28T14:02:30.687-04:00Anon 1:45 am. What is cruel is bashing someone who...Anon 1:45 am. What is cruel is bashing someone who feeds the homeless and spends their own money to do so. What do you do? Sit there and watch and then complain here? There are hundreds of places to eat in this town. There is no shortage of free food. You 'worked' for the city providing 'services'? Thats something to be proud of. Poverty pimps who make a healthy living perpetuating homelessness and acting self righteous should just STFU. Unionized DHS workers have no desire to end homelessness. Quite the opposite. The city spends over a billion a year on homeless services. Lotta money for 'non profits' to enjoy. You people are the worst.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-38013386279319624112015-07-28T09:42:28.492-04:002015-07-28T09:42:28.492-04:00Yes and the city 'services' are horrible. ...Yes and the city 'services' are horrible. They dont have a religious component. These are people spending their own time and money to help others. I know thats a shocking concept. Religious people and churches that feed the homeless have services and prayers. If you dont like it dont eat there. Period. No one is forcing you to eat free food that has been prepped and delivered to you. Go somewhere else. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-35480817629745125372015-07-27T12:06:50.036-04:002015-07-27T12:06:50.036-04:00It would be illegal for any organization contracte...It would be illegal for any organization contracted by the City to provide services to require any kind of religious participation as a prerequisite to receiving the services.<br /><br />The City contracts with many nonprofit organizations to provide services. It's our tax money. We the people should not be paying for the "establishment" of any religion, as the US Constitution says. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-44702086555104480792015-07-26T14:57:40.699-04:002015-07-26T14:57:40.699-04:00It is not ridiculous for them.It is not ridiculous for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-8776905942717749642015-07-26T01:45:35.485-04:002015-07-26T01:45:35.485-04:00Laura R., Why yes, I've spent 25 years feeding...Laura R., Why yes, I've spent 25 years feeding, clothing and helping the homeless find housing. Five days a week to be exact. I've worked for non-profits, the City of NY and private philanthropies. When people are hungry they do feel obligated to sing hymns when those feeding them ask them to. They say grace when they are prompted to. They are hungry. Of my many complaints with the church lady is that she prolongs this to over two hours in length. I know as I've sat and watched the sordid spectacle unfold week after week. That is cruel to me. As you've stated, unless you're withdrawing your earlier observation, many of these people are mentally ill. Their symptoms often include debilitating paranoia, audio and visual hallucinations,feelings of persecution, etc. How does forcing a person to spend two hours singing carols before being fed coincide with helping them in this state? Please explain. -OsamaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-19529745748414150832015-07-25T11:59:56.083-04:002015-07-25T11:59:56.083-04:00Justin- these people travel around. They are all o...Justin- these people travel around. They are all ovet LA, Seattle ( which they call Freeattle) and Portland. They have no interest in jobs, housing etc. They are here to drink, get high, get free stuff etc. Expect to see more as word gets out about the city decriminalizing public pissing, drinking, etc. These people have overrun Venice Beach for example and turned it into a giant campground. I expect the same for TSP in the near future. Of course since everyone here hates the NYPD and loves ' the homeless' no one will care right? Its not racist to point out that these people are white and the shelters and missions are filled with people who are not. Its reality. These travellers are here to get free stuff and take advantage of the lack of NYPD 'harassment'. They arent victims of the bad economy or anything else. They chose to live like this. They need to be dealt with by the NYPD. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-52190765787785801592015-07-25T02:42:04.495-04:002015-07-25T02:42:04.495-04:00Don't know where you are getting your demograp...Don't know where you are getting your demographics, but you're mistaken sir. While I can agree that most poverty in america is lived by whites, homelessness is another story. The numbers are there, easily accessible by your gov't. Contact your congresspeople, they can give them to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-37022753731384758582015-07-24T19:01:27.578-04:002015-07-24T19:01:27.578-04:00Wait til those celebrity chef wannabes get hold of...Wait til those celebrity chef wannabes get hold of this: artisanal pig brains with a curated selection of wood alcohols. (Actually you should never drink wood alcohol, aka methanol, it is for fuel use only. I used to burn wood alcohol in my chemistry-set alcohol burner when I was a kid. Ingesting it is known to cause blindness and death.) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-62242442215505393592015-07-24T13:03:45.687-04:002015-07-24T13:03:45.687-04:00The insult to holocaust survivors is watching a gr...The insult to holocaust survivors is watching a group be targeted and criminalized for being poor and needy. Let's not forget that before he Nazis took away the Jews they first targeted the "mentally weak", Then came the queers, then the degenerate artists, then the... as a Jew I fin it interesting to empathize with the moral Germans that watched as their fellow citizens, colleagues and frieds were being targeted and removed. I think it is Tutu who said, "If you remain silent in situations of intolerance, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.". -OsamaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-5774052719954398862015-07-24T12:14:03.280-04:002015-07-24T12:14:03.280-04:00Osama, I couldn't agree more with you. Having ...Osama, I couldn't agree more with you. Having lost many relatives in concentration camps I have watched in horror as totalitarian elements are overtaking this city. It's always wrapped in "protecting" the few who are more than willing to forfeit their civil liberties. Until of course i's decided they aren't welcome either. Scary times. I've live here for 60 years an I agree this is the most disturbing time in this city I've ever witnessed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-33360510824298212722015-07-23T19:17:44.616-04:002015-07-23T19:17:44.616-04:00All cities always at various points have homeless ...All cities always at various points have homeless problems. With that said every time they think the problem is out of control the NYPD will respond accordingly.<br /><br />Now if these people are New Yorkers they should be helped by social services and mental health services. If they are hobos and drifters from other states they need to be put back on the bus to wherever they are from. If they insist on coming back here to be homeless give them a home in NY, in an upstate PRISON!<br /><br />I do not hate poor or homeless people, but it's not right for drifters to come to a place and complete with those who are from here and truly homeless (compete with them for donations, food,and other resources.)<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutter_punk<br /><br />These gutter punks or crusties are all WHITE. Much whiter than the population that actually lives in NYC. Now I'm not racist but it is just ridiculous to go to a city with no intention of getting a job, going to school, etc. Instead in order to be an anarchist/punk you come to a place to be HOMELESS!<br />Justin Samuelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301869067990740704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-73676084441872323812015-07-23T15:39:12.989-04:002015-07-23T15:39:12.989-04:00anon 1:51am, dont flatter yourself. the NYCP is no...anon 1:51am, dont flatter yourself. the NYCP is not watching you. they are watching the addicts & the metally ill. they are protecting the residents. now its auschwitz? dont insult holocaust surviors. dont like thompkins sq? move out. as for the church lady, she is giving food. are you? no one is being forced to sing. boy you can spin & spin& spin. go work w/MSNBC or NPR.laura rubinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-67373946069029839412015-07-23T09:57:49.628-04:002015-07-23T09:57:49.628-04:00You could organize a group and feed them without s...You could organize a group and feed them without singing. But that would require effort. Easier for you and your ilk to bitch here about how 'suburban' the city is. Its not difficult to make sandwiches and give them out along with baby wipes and socks. Put it in a lunch bag and hand em out. Not complicated. And all the missions have these services. Bowery has service before lunch and dinner. Thats just how it is. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-27418661078170572422015-07-23T01:51:08.658-04:002015-07-23T01:51:08.658-04:00Another disturbing event that now is occurring in ...Another disturbing event that now is occurring in Tompkins is the church lady forcing the hungry to sing hymns for two hours before giving them their "free" meal. So on one side you sit with the NYPD Auschwitz tower with it's multiple surveillance cameras watching you, and about thirty yards away you have hungry NYer's being forced to sing Christian spirituals in order to receive a meal. This city is scarier to me now than it ever was in the 70's or 80's. These mono-cultists will soon being brewing up the kool-aid... Osama HalliburtonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-33278504730853873812015-07-23T01:43:18.363-04:002015-07-23T01:43:18.363-04:00Today they erected the NYPD Auschwitz guard tower ...Today they erected the NYPD Auschwitz guard tower that looms over the area of Tompkins where the Krishna tree resides. It's un-fucking-nerving. Osama HalliburtonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-81498312835082764162015-07-22T18:12:49.096-04:002015-07-22T18:12:49.096-04:00Soylent Green is Squeegie Guys.Soylent Green is Squeegie Guys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-36094805553752582092015-07-22T13:41:31.035-04:002015-07-22T13:41:31.035-04:00many of these people now are addicts & mentaly...many of these people now are addicts & mentaly ill. no joke. they need help, they are not your entertainment. last place i would want to live is thompkins sq park. so now its filty mess you all got your wish. enjoy it & pay $5000 for an apt w/a view. laura rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-38128844245885900782015-07-22T11:36:05.177-04:002015-07-22T11:36:05.177-04:00The old town hobo is usually a cool dude. Used to ...The old town hobo is usually a cool dude. Used to hang with them in my old 'burb town for drinks and laughs. <br />Used to hand out cigs to street kids in Tompkins for the same.<br />They're just people, you dont have to be afraid of them. They really dont harm anyone, just wanna get loaded. <br />We all get loaded in our own way---to each their own. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com