“Williams spent countless nights over 2 decades sleeping on the subway. Left him w/ a stack of $50 tickets he has no way to pay off.” We will pay NYPD $494 million in 2020 to police transit instead of investing in affordable housing.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-mt… nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-mt…
Taxpayers are paying $45 million in salaries for 500 new police to stop, ticket, & arrest people too poor to afford public transportation.
That’s enough money to pay for long term affordable, supportive housing for every one of the 2000+ homeless people now living on the subway.
The $635 million NYC residents pay in just overtime for NYPD officers could instead house every single one of the 14,000 homeless families now living in NYC. And then pay a year’s worth of rent for 7,000 families out of work and at risk of eviction because of the pandemic.
A billboard now up in the heart of Times Square. Directly across from NYPD station. With this message: “Hey NYPD. It’s us. NYC residents. The ones who pay your salary. “We paid $300 million to settle your lawsuits. You paid nothing. We need to talk.” Watch:
The billboard directs people to Need-To-Talk.com, a simple, yet powerful site that asks people to imagine a better way to prevent violence, support our youth, and remedy homelessness.
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