Posted on August 1, 2020 at 10:25 am by Carol Tannenhauser

A word of explanation: some comments below and posted on WSR exceed the 100-word limit we ourselves set. If a lengthy comment offers new information or perspective, or raises provocative questions, we will sometimes let it through. This is not an invitation to extend the length of your comments! Most long ones will be cut. The Editors.

re: Sean Hannity Says Upper West Sides Homeless Hotels Are Part of a New York City Nightmare

Bruce E. Bernsteinsays:Are UWS residents really as right wing as the comments imply? I know very few people like this in real life. There are some but they are few and far between.

UWSHebrewsays:I know those guys and others, like ex-servicemen and ex-NYPD detectives who live right here, and buy bagels every weekend, same as you. More of us right-wingers in your midst than you could know

re: Some Homeless Residents Coming to UWS Hotel Are Being Transferred From Another Hotel Where it Didnt Work Out And Drug Use Continued

Katesays:I love this neighborhood, but reading this piece makes me want to move further uptown. That people who are comfortable and privileged can so proactively want to withhold a basic human right like shelter from a group of human beings is appalling. Housing the homeless in hotels has long been done all over the city, but this NIMBY stuff terrifies me. New Yorkers have proven during COVID that we might be one of the only true societies left in the U.S.; when crisis hit, we leaned into the very meaning of community. While Im a young single woman always highly mindful of safety, the extent of any perceived risk is so much less than the extent of established need of those who have less than I do, and who did not have the advantages I had purely out of luck.

Peter says:Yes, we all live here. Under a social contract. The social contract that governs how we spend our citys resources, i.e., tax dollars, time and effort. The same contract that forces us to have community board hearings to determine whether the addition of a 22 ft coffee table to a sidewalk cafe is appropriate or unnecessarily infringing on someones rights or safety. Or commit vast city resources to establish that a new building can be 14 stories but not 15. Or conduct a myriad of surveys and assessments and public hearings to determine the impact of adding a science wing to a museum.

The same social contract under which matters that may reasonably be expected to affect the quality, safety of life here should be debated, given due consideration, and those most likely to be impacted should be able to voice their opinions. Not swept under the rug by unknown and unaccountable city bureaucrats on a Friday-for-Monday basis. Vulnerable population? Vulnerable to what? The covid-19 that the City claims to have under complete control? What was the spread and impact on these men at the peak of the crisis? How did they protect them then? Why now, at its supposed nadir?

re: Revel To Shut Down Until Further Notice After Second Rider Dies

Shara Feinstein says:You dont see this problem with Vespa and Motorcycle drivers because they invest in owning them and wear helmets and drive safety. It is a shame because having more transportation options would have been great. No helmets, no masks, no responsibility means we all lose out.

chuck D says:This is why we cant have nice things.

re: Photos: Upper West Siders Commune With Turtles, Cats And Each Other

Fred Kepler says:Beautiful photos. Even behind the masks, I could sense the smiles!

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