Activists protest clearing of East Village homeless encampment

Multiple people were arrested as activists protested the clearing of a homeless encampment near Tompkins Square Park on April 6. The camp was dismantled as part of Mayor Eric Adams' new crackdown on makeshift shelters across the five boroughs.

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[vm]

Let those homeless advocate open their home for them.

[timmeeks]

Just let them move in with the people who are protesting simple answer

[seanjohn]

Homeless advocates should bring the Homeless into their Home.

[amJohn]

Homeless must be given help. What are these protesters doing to help? Just protest then go to Starbucks for a latte and put it on Instagram. Cops need to go after thugs and hoodlums.

[morrisx]

You have to take those things down, this is not Philly, are Biltmore.

[dragonli]

So Why Protesters don’t let homeless stay in their house ?

[kevinjeter]

actvist should let the homeless live in their luxury west village apartments

[suprememagnetic]

Do more than “protest”, let them stay with you in your home.
And that cop was being WAY too nice, because the cameras were there, if they weren’t,
they would’ve been a complete as-hole

[vintageradios]

Police going after the homeless people but the crime rate is out of control

[reggierodriguez]

This is only about homeless tent encampment. Not clearing of homeless people

[yudonna]

There was a homeless man that started to harass me and my neighbors. Started to stalk us and demand we buy him beer. I had to call the cops on him and of course these busybodies started to preach compassion and kindness. I was like, you could house him with you if you practice what you preach

[JohnThomas-livi]

Or greedy landlords who can raise rents at the drop of a dime. I dont have all of the solutions but I just thought I'd give a little food for thought. Some intelligent food for thought.

[davidryan]

There are beds available in NYC shelters all around the city. These protesters could assist
a homeless person to 30th st and 1st Ave to register for shelter.

[SlickRick]

"500 syringes?" Bunch of druggies.

[kpgmen]

When I saw this headline, I could almost guarantee there would be a protester with purple hair.

[lancesmith]

I know that guy on 9 street. Hey John. If your reading this, it’s L. I love u bro but u need a therapist. And a shower.

[Blackman.]

Homeless people are more important to gun violence in New York

[brutallyhonest]

The thing is a lot of the homeless people on the streets are drug addicts and they would rather live on the street and get high then get help and housing. I Did sales and marketing on the streets of NYC for over 8 years and I used to sit down and talk to the homeless people, cause i never ignored or treated them like shit. Most of them told me they would rather be on the street and ask for money (most of them make money panhandling) Then get a job and housing.. Alot of the homeless people have mental problems and will never want or get the help they need.

[rookforce]

You can't say "homeless" anymore the correct term is "unDomiciled"

[joeperez]

First let’s worry about the crime we can deal with the homeless tents later