The shelter plans are a disaster and so is the City's handling of the Homeless... We spend $3.2 billion a year, about double what other Cities spend for terrible outcomes. So why actually is the City shoving homeless shelters all across Manhattan? Are the 200 men headed to SoHo from the area and can hopefully reconnect with friends and family and then leverage their support, which is one of the best catalysts to help them escape the terrible cycle of homelessness, obviously no. The same can be said about the Homeless they shoved into the UWS, Downtown and same with the additional shelters planned for Downtown and the UES. The SoHo and Washington Street shelters with their location smack in the middle of high local traffic and major global tourist destinations is a gaurenteed train-wreck. So why... The answer, as it usually is with De Blasio, is money and real estate. What we learned from the CB2 meeting the other week, which to no surprise, is that no one, anywhere in NYC wants shelters near them. From what I understood from the Zoom is that the City has a bizarre open RFP process where a developer can buy a property, circle up a bunch of investors, hide behind a LLC and then as of right shove a shelter anywhere. They then charge the City a fortune, as the City thinks that paying up for some of the most expensive real estate in the country for homeless shelters is a good idea. So instead of spending the money on the homeless and the services that can help them, the money goes to secret investors and De Blasio cronies who make a fortune while destroying neighborhoods. This is also the real theme behind the Riker's Island plan that will destroy three more neighborhoods by building mega prisons so the developers can do their thing. Welcome to De Blasio's legacy, the homeless get the best addresses, more funding and rights than anyone else. — Adam on City plans three homeless shelters for downtown

https://nypost.com/2021/02/20/nyc-subway-killer-proves-that-housing-the-homeless-isnt-enough/?fbclid=IwAR3ZCaleiry4jbSok8xIUVymJbdmQoj-mADypHy8WfzP_qfSUJmb5WiM97M — Native on City plans three homeless shelters for downtown

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-subway-delays-emotionally-disturbed-people-20210505-3ahxbfuemnavpawyndqqlyqrze-story.html — Native on City plans three homeless shelters for downtown

Here are just a few AG, A homeless mentally ill man attacks Asian woman downtown June1st with 40 prior arrest. Midtown hammer attack by Homeless woman May 21st mentally ill homeless shelter. Parole Homeless shelter man attacking Parents and child battery Park, 12 prior arrest and attempted murder. Brendan Elliot stomped on woman. He killed his own mother and was living in homeless shelter Chelsea. Homeless man assaulting's woman NOHO March 20. Mentally disordered defendants had 40 times the rate of homelessness found in the general population, and 21 times the rate in the population of mentally ill persons in the city. The overall rate of criminal offenses was 35 times higher in the homeless mentally ill population than in the domiciled mentally ill population. The rate of violent crimes was 40 times higher and the rate of nonviolent crimes 27 times higher in the homeless population. Homeless defendants were significantly more likely to have been charged with victimizing strangers. — Native on City plans three homeless shelters for downtown

Try as I may, I can’t find any information to support Native’s claim that 8 out of 10 assaults are committed by the homeless. — AG on City plans three homeless shelters for downtown

AG, just look at the Lucerne Hotel and all the crime and drug use in the area. I don't need stats, I see it! Just look at Chelsea there are about 7 or 8 homeless centers there also. The 105 Washington Street that they bought for so called "The Safe Haven,” for people currently living on the street or in the subways. These are “low barrier” shelters meaning the residents do not have to abide by sobriety requirements or behavioral expectations that are prerequisites for admission into traditional shelters. So basically they do what they want. Sorry, but we don't need these men living amongst us. — Native on City plans three homeless shelters for downtown

I agree that Tali is the right woman for the job. — AG on City plans three homeless shelters for downtown

Native- that’s one hell of a sweeping statement. I live within two blocks of a couple shelters. I’d love to see what source you’re getting your “stats” from. Most of the assaults I’ve looked into were attributed to young men hopping on the train for a quick escape, not people living in local halfway houses trying to get their lives back together. Remember that a parole violation sends them right back in the cooler. That’s a pretty persuasive deterrent. — AG on City plans three homeless shelters for downtown

Just Super!!!! — Wolfgang Schoeller on New Kid on the Block: Projekt 105

NM agreed! — Native on City plans three homeless shelters for downtown

Do you live near a men's mentally ill homeless shelter with drug use and criminals just out of jail? Should these "some sex offenders" live right near schools? Are you serious. This is were all the assaults' in our city are coming from. Even attempted rapes! These men are from the homeless hotels and shelters destroying neighborhoods. They should not be near communities. — Native on City plans three homeless shelters for downtown

The festival is now huge -- much more so than when it was founded 20 years ago. But many of its local venues -- most notably BMCC -- are still closed for the pandemic. This year we have two local outdoor stages: The Battery and Brookfield. — Tribeca Citizen on Seen & Heard: Film festival getting ready

Is it just me or is the Tribeca Film Festival basically in venues not in Tribeca anymore? I think there's only one - I thought this was to help businesses in the Tribeca area? — BC on Seen & Heard: Film festival getting ready

I agree with you, Epic. This sounds like a reasonable and fair plan to apportion their housing to where they are now. Leaving them on the streets is not a solution. I just returned from Denver where the problem was much worse than what we see here. Hopefully the right medical attention and support can get a fair amount of them back on their feet. — Elizabeth on City plans three homeless shelters for downtown

June 22 is a big day - vote these progressives out! Manhattan DA is an important race - Tali Weinstein and Liz Crotty are the only DA candidates concerned about public safety. Vote on June 22 and vote smart to save our communities and restore safety to NYC streets! — NM on City plans three homeless shelters for downtown

So where do you suggest the shelter be located? Who should they live amongst? — Epic on City plans three homeless shelters for downtown

A neighborhood staple gone forever. So many great memories there. So sad to see this. 😢😢😢 When I walk by it I still peer into the door in hopes that maybe, just maybe, some investors realize the diamond it is and invest and save it. Au reviore 💔 — Jackie on After 147 years at the Seaport, The Paris Café is closing for good

That looks like the CBGB's bathroom after it was maybe cleaned once. Which never happened. — J Frank P on Seen & Heard: Film festival getting ready

Take these liberals to where they want to go. — Bobbie on City plans three homeless shelters for downtown

Harley Davidson is moving to 595 Broadway in Soho. — TribecaMom on A new 7-Eleven and the old Lenwich open on Park Place

And the billboard from the movie Enchanted... https://www.alamy.com/a-billboard-for-the-palace-casino-stands-in-the-tribeca-neighborhood-image8254582.html "A billboard for The Palace Casino stands in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City[.] Contrary to the fears of residents the sign is only a set decoration used in the filming of the movie Enchanted which took place in the area[.] The corner of West Broadway and North Moore St is popular with filmakers[.]" — james on Tribeca Tavern has closed permanently

of course homeless families deserve a safe place and housing to get their lives back on track. But, Homeless addicted mentally ill men should not be living amongst us. The shelter on Washington Street will be a disaster to our neighborhood. They bought this property and made a deal with this horror of a mayor. — NATIVE on City plans three homeless shelters for downtown

Anotheroom has been there for about 21 years, so I a recent fish shop is hard no. Lol! — AG on Anotheroom has opened — this time for good

So sickening! This mayor blindsided us!! We are already dealing with crime, mentally ill homelessness. Imagine 3 more places were 100s of men are. We got a huge problem. New York will never come back becoming the next California! So sad and sick when criminals have more rights than our communities. You keep voting in these politicians this is the outcome. Join Downtown for Safer Streets donate or volunteer to save our home. — NATIVE on City plans three homeless shelters for downtown

You have to listen really really closely. — Tribeca Citizen on Aphrodite Crying is not in Fidi. Or is it?