Your house could be the next flophouse.

Wow - I’m actually shocked that I’ve been downvoted. I told this community about a experience that left me shaken, my complicated feelings about seeing both things within 5 mins and my attempt to process it. It’s almost as if you all really don’t care about an elderly gentleman who was pushed and would rather just glorify a workforce that isn’t trained to commit people to hospitals. Trust me they don’t want the responsibility either - that’s not what they signed up for. In any case, nyc - try getting out and helping someone who has just been pushed down next time instead of getting hard every time someone mentions calling the cops.

I was on my way to work today and as the doors at Jay street opened - I saw four cops surrounding what appeared to be a compromised person pushing an empty grocery cart. He was saying he didn’t want to go. Doors close. I get off at York street and head up the hill under the bridge and across the street.-Suddenly I hear cackling and screaming and when I look over an older gentleman who had been walking with a cane had been pushed to the ground. I didn’t see pushed him. I rushed over to help him up and another guy joins. Two minutes later, with a nod - we’re all running off to work. I do not think hospitalizing people against their will is the right way. The intervention should be about offering social services, housing etc. And yet I do worry about my fellow New Yorkers.

Andrew who?

Ok maybe you’re right … just a thought